Read the information below. In 1964, the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) formed to demand a Palestinian home state in the former British mandate. In 1967, war broke out between Israel and its Arab neighbors. During the conflict, known as the Six-Day War, Israel drove back the combined forces of Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon. Israel was victorious, and it took control of additional Arab and Palestinian lands, including the old city of Jerusalem and the West Bank. Which statement best explains why the conflict described in this passage occurred?

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