The Israelis declared independence and fought for it, just like we did.
Who did Israel declare independence from? The United Nations or Great Britain?
The American colonies of Great Britain declared independence from Great Britain and fought a war against Great Britain.
An astute question. At the expiration of the British Mandate, the Arab armies (Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Eqypt) moved in to strangle the nascent Jewish state in its crib. The best answer I can give you that is independence was declared from the Arabs who would have taken over rule of the former British Mandate.