Martin Gilbert's scholarship is generally quite well-regarded on the subject. He has often been praised for fairness, but many note that because of the dearth of Arabic sources easily accessible to historians who do not speak Arabic, his work has a bit of a blank spot on Arab perspectives. However, when it comes to chronicling events and accurately describing motivations, he does a fairly good job, better than most historians who cannot speak Arabic. He also does rely on translations or the work of other historians to attempt to cover that blind spot, and does an admirable job of it by my view and that of many others. Generally speaking, he's a good place to start if you're looking to learn about Israeli history.