What was Israel/Palestine like Before the 1948 Mid-East War?

by Budmuncher

Hi,

Just curious, what was Israel/Palestine like before the UN mandate of 1948 that created the nation of Israel? Essentially what I am asking is : What was the nation of Palestine before 1948? Was there a majority or minority population of Jewish people there at the time? Was it mostly a muslim/ christian area? Did people live peacefully together before the UN mandate? Sorry if my question is not clear, I am a little tipsy off of red wine, I just want to know what life was like in the "Fertile Crescent" before World War 2 and 1948 Mideast war. Were there social tensions before then?

Thanks!

tayaravaknin

Do you mean to ask about the eve of the declaration of Israel's existence? As in, what was it like the day before Israel was declared an independent state? Or are you asking for a different time? Because at each different timeslot, even a few years can change parts of the answer :).