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Nobody voted to create the Nation of Israel. Israelis created their nation through the force of Arms like most all nations. Ever since the UN General Assembly, in a non binding resolution in 1947, approved the Partition Plan, Palestine was in a virtual state of war between the Jewish forces and the other non Jewish occupants of the region.
Truman was the first to recognize them after the Brits quit their Mandate for Palestine.
I don't believe Truman supplied them with weapons.

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