Posted on 05/21/2019 10:02:35 AM PDT by Perseverando
On midnight, MAY 14, 1948, the State of Israel came into being and was immediately recognized by the United States and the Soviet Union.
A homeland for the thousands of Jews who were persecuted and displaced during World War II, Israel was attacked the next day by the Transjordanian Army, the Arab Legion, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq.
Against all odds, Israel survived.
The Armistice between Israel and her enemies was negotiated by Ralph Bunche, the first African American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
In 1947, Ralph Bunche set up a meeting between two members of UNSCOP and Menachem Begin, the leader of the Irgun Jewish underground.
As he was leaving Begin's hideout, Ralph Bunche told the future Israeli Prime Minister:
"I can understand you. I am also a member of a persecuted minority."
Richard Crossman of Britain asked Bunche if his exposure to the Jews had made him anti-Semitic "yet."
Ralph Bunche answered:
"That would be impossible ... I know the flavor of racial prejudice and racial persecution. A wise Negro can never be an anti-Semite."
President Harry S Truman sent a telegram to the President of Israel, Dr. Chaim Weizmann, President of the Provisional Council of State, Tel Aviv, October 2, 1948:
"On this your first New Year's Eve as President of the Provisional Council of the State of Israel I send you warm personal greetings and congratulations.
May the New Year bring peace to Israel and to its citizens the opportunity to dedicate themselves in tranquility to furthering the prosperity of their country."
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On November 29, 1948, President Harry S Truman wrote to Dr. Chaim Weizmann, the
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1915:
Britain had tons of land but was locked in the bloody stalemate of WW1.
Jewry lots of influence but had NO land, then.
They did some horsetrading and the result was the Balfour Declaration, an amazing document of just one page:
Influence would be used to get the US into WW1 and Britain would emerge on the winning side.
Meanwhile Britain would one day turn Palestine over to the Jews for creation of a state of Israel.
I’m happy it worked out for both of them but now it seems we, too, are locked into it.
Now they want us to fight FIVE wars simultaneously by attacking Iran.
History/education BUMP!
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