In 1948, Arab forces starved the Jewish Quarter of the Old City into surrender

In 1948, Arab forces starved the Jewish Quarter of the Old City into surrender. They cut the roads, attacked food convoys, and left the Jews with almost nothing. Yitzhak Rabin later described the conditions in Jerusalem: thirsty, starving, shelled, and sniped at. They fought for survival. The Old City’s Jewish Quarter fell after months of siege. New (western) Jerusalem held. The Arabs had rejected partition, invaded, and used starvation as a weapon against Jewish civilians. Today, the same actors and their heirs accuse Israel of the tactics they actually used in 1948. Tell me what you accuse the Jews of, and I’ll show you what the Arab side did when they had the chance.

— Captain Allen (@CptAllenHistory) November 7, 2026