Very briefly, Stalin assumed it would be a secular socialist republic. What happened in subsequent years turned the entire eastern bloc as well as China against Israel. To the point where Mao was sending Palestinian freedom fighters weapons and literature.
The USSR was a huge supporter of Israel. They were the first to recognize the country formally, in fact.
Very briefly, Stalin assumed it would be a secular socialist republic. What happened in subsequent years turned the entire eastern bloc as well as China against Israel. To the point where Mao was sending Palestinian freedom fighters weapons and literature.
Until, it course corrected shortly afterwards. There’s a reason all arab states have huge stockpiles of soviet weapon systems.