[TapTheSource]

The UN was irrelevant. Israel became a nation by declaring independence and winning the war of independence. The US was the first nation to recognize Israel, not the UN. The UN put forward an unworkable partition plan that rendered Israel completely defenseless against her Arab enemies. The only reason Israel got enough votes for the partition plan was because the Soviets figured Israel would become a Communists, or at least a non-aligned, state. The Soviets were too late to realize that the Irgun had by that time completely dashed their plans (and over the violent--and I mean violent--objections of the socialist Ben Gurion).

[Askel5]

=== The Soviets were too late to realize that the Irgun had by that time completely dashed their plans (and over the violent--and I mean violent--objections of the socialist Ben Gurion).


Oh pleeeeezzz don't throw me in da briar patch!!

(He was quite the fundraiser for a socialist, no? Funny how that works out ... 'course I'm just fresh from a Chicom capitalism thread so it's possible the smog of their Industrial Revolution's fogging my glasses somewhat. =)

[jb6]

The US was the first nation to recognize Israel, not the UN.

How can you always be so wrong. First it was Stalin who recognized Israel about 40 minutes before the US, and second, it was the UN's partition plan that Israel accepted. Get a clue and look beyond your propaganda.