tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post7034452026136619773..comments2024-03-28T09:46:24.020+02:00Comments on A Political Refugee From The Global Village : The USSR was the first country to recognise the State of Israel, but the US acknowledged the Jewish government de facto three days earlierUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-27780196426958712262023-03-10T12:41:19.268+02:002023-03-10T12:41:19.268+02:00The first major American body to recognise Israel ...The first major American body to recognise Israel was the Republican Party at the 1944 National Convention (yes years before formal independence). Governor Tom Dewey of New York (the once famous anti Mafia campaigner) was the main force behind this - and his assistant became the first General in the Israeli army (ironically he was killed by an Israeli sentry - because he was challenged at night in Hebrew, a language the American could not speak).Paul Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18376632035812989444noreply@blogger.com