The Oblast very much pre-dated Israel and the 1948 war. But yeah the USSR did not support Israel during the 1948 war, pre communist Czechoslovakia did send an important rifle shipment, otherwise no one got involved on Israel’s side. I think the flagrance was apparent to everyone, and if Israel had not won, no one would’ve cared much.
The Oblast very much pre-dated Israel and the 1948 war. But yeah the USSR did not support Israel during the 1948 war, pre communist Czechoslovakia did send an important rifle shipment, otherwise no one got involved on Israel’s side. I think the flagrance was apparent to everyone, and if Israel had not won, no one would’ve cared much.