A scientific book entitled “The Soviet Union’s Policy towards the Zionist Movement (1922–1946)” was published by Dar Al Khaleej for Publishing and Distribution in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It was authored by Professor Dr. Haider Abdul-Redha Hassan, Assistant Dean of the College of Arts for Scientific Affairs, and Dr. Aida Sami, a lecturer in the Department of History at the College of Arts / University of Basra.
The book includes an introduction, four chapters, and a conclusion. Through it, the different stages of Soviet policy towards the Zionist movement were analyzed, starting from the emergence of the Zionist movement in Russia in the late nineteenth century, through the positions of the Bolshevik government in the post-Russian Revolution period, up to Soviet policy after World War II, especially the post-war settlements that led to the partition of Palestine.
The book also focused on the role of Jewish immigration to Palestine, particularly during the period between the two world wars, as well as highlighting the contacts that took place between the Soviet Union and the Zionist movement during that crucial period.
This book seeks to answer a number of pivotal questions, most notably: How did the Soviet leadership interpret the Zionist movement from its socialist perspective? And what prompted the Soviet Union to support the partition of Palestine and the establishment of the Zionist entity, after having consistently condemned and denounced Zionism for decades?
