Just as the horrible attacks by Hamas on 7 October, 2023 were not the start of the violence, Zionism and colonialism of Palestine didn't begin in 1948. Zionism in Palestine began in the early 20th century.

Just as I wrote, "Before the ethnic cleansing and then colonial occupation in Palestine began, people of all religions lived in (relative) peace."

https://www.972mag.com/before-zionism-the-shared-life-of-jews-and-palestinians/

https://promisedlandmuseum.org/peaceful-palestine/