Palestine–Russia relations
bilateral relations between Russia and Palestine
The bilateral relations between the State of Palestine and Russia (and before 1992, the Soviet Union) have a complex history, deeply interwoven with Russian and Soviet relations with the Israeli enterprise, Palestinian nationalism, and Third World national liberation movements. Between 1956 and 1990, Soviet–Palestinian relations were part of the then-ongoing Soviet–American confrontation.
History
The emir of Palestine, Zahir al-Umar, jointly invaded the emirate of Lebanon with the Russians in the 1770s. Beirut was occupied more than once before the Ottomans re-established control.
After the Russian Revolution of 1917, which put Vladimir Lenin and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in power, the Soviet Union was established as a socialist state. In 1930, the Executive Committee of the Communist International described Zionism as "the expression of the exploiting, and great power oppressive strivings, of the Jewish bourgeoisie." Also, the Communist Party of Palestine, founded by Jewish immigrants in 1919, upon admission to the Comintern, was strongly advised to "support the national freedom of the Arab population against the British–Zionist occupation." But even so, the Communist Party of Palestine had little political power. Furthermore, the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin had little impact on Middle East policy.
However, when World War II concluded, the Soviet Union emerged as one of the victors and became a superpower. The USSR voted for the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine in 1947.
The Soviet Union was the first state to recognize the Israeli state de jure three days after the Declaration of Independence on May 17, 1948.
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