Sunday, November 7, 2010

Questions and Observations from Founding of Israel video

Jewish-American support for the State of Israel - military support / joining the Haganah

How did Palestineans react to the new state?

Not a lot of Jews going to Israel after the nation was founded - mostly funding

Both Arabs and Jews expecting a war

Now the Jews have a country to live in and run

Israel needed US financial support

How to balance happiness for country but concerns over war?

People glued to radio to hear the United Nations vote

What did people in the US think?

The State of Israel had to be approved by a vote

Why did the Soviet Union support the founding of the State of Israel?

How did they already have a national flag?  National anthem?

Dancing and celebrating - the Hora!

Why did the Arab countries declare war?

What were people's reactions to Israel?

IS the US taking too much credit for the success of Israel?

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