In Anne Applebaum's recent book Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956 she claims the USSR supported the new state of Israel and states "Stalin believed Israel would quickly join the communist camp". She doesn't cite any references for this, but is it true? And if so, what grounds were there for Stalin believing Israel would align itself with the Soviet Union?

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In Anne Applebaum's recent book Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe
1944-1956 she claims the USSR supported the new state of Israel and states "Stalin
believed Israel would quickly join the communist camp".
She doesn't cite any references for this, but is it true? And if so, what grounds were there
for Stalin believing Israel would align itself with the Soviet Union?
Transcribed Image Text:In Anne Applebaum's recent book Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956 she claims the USSR supported the new state of Israel and states "Stalin believed Israel would quickly join the communist camp". She doesn't cite any references for this, but is it true? And if so, what grounds were there for Stalin believing Israel would align itself with the Soviet Union?
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