weird history

israel is 60 years old in 2008. zdf has dedicated series of documetaries for this event. i found it really bizarre that in the beginning of the 1st arab war the israelis had only handguns. that time truman was on power in us and did not wanted that israel will go independent, and imposed an embargo for guns. so the soviets has felt they have now opportunity to stregthen they presence in the middle-east and they've helped out the new state. they have advised czechoslovakia do deliver some jets - and they have delivered 4 exhausted messerscmits planes - with still the swastika painted on them, wich they have repainted with david-star.