“Newspaper Department”-special for the Cheka-OGPUssSR played a big role in the formation of the Isra …

“Newspaper Department” is special for the Cheka-OGPU

The USSR played a large role in the formation of Israel in May 1948 and was one of the first to recognize the independence of the Jewish state. Building the events in Palestine in May-June 1948, the Soviet press was benevolent, neutral in relation to Israel. The advanced article in Pravda is very indicative, which was published on May 29:

“… the Soviet Union defended and protects the independence of the Arab states and peoples. However, it must be clear that, by waging a war against the young Jewish state, the Arabs are by no means for their national interests, not for their independence, but against the rights of Jews to create their own independent state. Thus, the Arab states prevent Palestine with weapons in the hands of the Jewish people of Palestine to create a Jewish independent state. With all their sympathy for the national liberation movement of the Arab peoples, the Soviet public cannot but condemn the aggression of the Arab states, directed against the state of Israel and against the right of the Jewish people to create their state in accordance with the decision of the General United Nations Assembly “

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Pravda, May 29, 1948.

In the second half of 1948, articles on the supply of weapons to Israel Czechoslovakia on the initiative of the USSR were published in the Western press:

“At the disposal of the deputy count Bernadott Bonch, the Foren Office sent documents indicating that Czechoslovakia supplied Israel with weapons. London suggests that the initiator of the supply of weapons and sending people is the Soviet Union. According to British intelligence, there are not few Soviet officers in the ranks of the Israeli army.

In informed circles categorically refute English statements about the help provided by the Soviet Union Israel. The official representative of the government called these statements “pure fantastic”, distributed by people who want to damage the young state. In the troops of Israel, there are many volunteers from other states, but not a single volunteer from the Soviet Union. The representative of the government did not deny the fact of receiving weapons from Czechoslovakia, but immediately added: “We bought weapons everywhere where we could get it” ”

“New Russian Word” (New York), November 9, 1948.