Original sentence: The establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 and the flight of the majority of the non-Jewish Palestinians from what became that state's territory - changed the face of Palestinian politics.While Arab nationalism, at least in an early form, and Syrian nationalism were the dominant tendencies along with continuing loyalty to the Ottoman state, Palestinian politics was marked by certain specificities, largely due to Zionism which was increasingly identified as a threat by Palestinian leaders
Edited sentence: The establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 and the Nakba or Palestinian Catastrophe - the flight of the majority of the non-Jewish Palestinians from what became that state's territory - changed the face of Palestinian politics.While Arab nationalism, at least in an early form, and Syrian nationalism were the dominant tendencies along with continuing loyalty to the Ottoman state, Palestinian politics was marked by certain specificities, largely due to Zionism which was increasingly identified as a threat by Palestinian leaders and the concrete results of which were having a direct impact on Palestinian peasants in particular