Jews were resorting to terrorism long before 1947 as part of the Zionist goal of turning Mandate Palestine into a racist, apartheid Jewish state:
Zionist political violence - Wikipedia.
"In the pre-state period (1920s-1940s), Zionist paramilitaries like the
Irgun,
Lehi,
Haganah and
Palmach engaged in violent campaigns against British authorities, Palestinian Arabs, and internal Jewish dissenters to advance their political goals.
"Targets included security personnel, government figures, civilians, and infrastructure.
"After Israel's establishment in 1948, the
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and other state security forces continued to employ violence against Palestinian and neighboring Arab populations during the 1948 war..."