Original sentence: Most Mizrahi Jews fled their countries of birth, in reaction to the events leading up to and following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, citizens of Arab countries acted violently against their local Jewish populations in what they viewed as retaliation for both the creation of the Jewish state of Israel, and for their brethren being turned into refugees as a result
Edited sentence: Most Mizrahi Jews fled their native homelands, in reaction to the events leading up to and following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, citizens of Arab countries acted violently against their local Jewish populations in what they viewed as retaliation for both the creation of the Jewish state of Israel, and for their brethren being turned into refugees as a result