The document provides historical background on Israel from antiquity to modern Zionism and the establishment of Israel in 1948. It discusses the Zionist movement, the Arab-Jewish conflict, underground armies in Mandate Palestine, the UN partition plan, Israel's war of independence and founding as a state in 1948. It also covers the creation of Palestinian refugees, responses to Israel's founding, refugee definitions, and debates around the topic. The document suggests that anti-Israel sentiment is rising due to some providing only a partial picture of the complex issues in the Arab-Israeli conflict.