Question: Tami Steinmetz Center For Peace Research surveys public opinion regarding what conflict that transformed into war in May 1948?
Sentence (from "Arab–Israeli conflict"): The sectarian conflict between Palestinian Jews and Arabs emerged in the early 20th century, peaking into a full-scale civil war in 1947 and transforming into the First Arab–Israeli War in May 1948 following the Israeli Declaration of Independence.
Relevant evidence: Yes