Those who initially comprised the JEWISH state were not of those lands.
Not only were they foreigners, but they came with the access of all of the West assets, militarily, financially, and media access.
You paint of a simplistic portrait of the situation.
Israel created a “viable nation at the forefront of science and technology”, with ready access of Western scientists, financiers, and military technologies.
This is the rub.
War was initiated by the Zionists back in the West.
The Zionist JEWS drew first blood.