I doubt the Israelis at the time of Independence considered they would still be in conflict almost 70 years.
AHC: European Israel
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I doubt the Israelis at the time of Independence considered they would still be in conflict almost 70 years.
Many of the initial settlers in Israel were in many respects living a much truer form of communism on the kibbutz than anything you could find in the USSR.
Uh... How would that work?
It could involve letting them enter song contests?
Because going up against Arabs is one thing, going up against the Germans and the Russians are something else. With the former they could count on being better trained and equipped even in the mid to long run than their opponents with the latter they could not. Neither the Germans nor the Russians would need to use guerilla warfare as they would squash Israel quite easily in a straight up fight.
What if Israel is considered a European country without changing its location?
That would mean that Israel could take part in the Eurovision Song Contest and UEFA soccer championships.
Cheers,
Nigel.
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"Retro-Avant garde".
Awesome. Thanks for posting this link - love Retro-Avant grade.
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How did the USSR get talked into turning it's German zone into a US supported Israel?
Yes, certainly if it were carved out of Poland or Russia. Both have been historically VERY Anti-sematic and you could expect either or both to start a war with it ASAP. The Germans might not as they MIGHT see it as just compensation for the Holocaust but even that is far from a sure thing.
Israel does participate in the Eurovision Song Contest quite regularly and a lot of other non-European Mediterranean states like Morocco (participated in 1980), Algeria, Tunisia, Lybia, Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon are all members of the European Broadcasting Union, which is the sole requirement for participation in the contest.
Sorry, I forgot to insert a smiley in my text.
Israel is also a member of UEFA.
Cheers,
Nigel.
No idea that communist East Germany was the Soviet occupation zone in Germany?
The Cosmonaut Cat
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If this article is to be believed, the idea 1st surfaced in 1923 and Molotov was supportive of its later version. So the pod of Stalin dying early leading to a Jewish Crimea seems to have merit.
Seconded.
Vexacus
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I realise that now, but when I posted the map, I did not notice it due to lack of sleep & coffee. I might post an updated map later though I may just let this thread die