▁support ▁the ▁British ▁leading ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁Mor r ison – Gr ady ▁Plan ▁and ▁the ▁Be vin ▁Plan ▁being ▁rejected ▁by ▁all ▁parties , ▁the ▁British ▁decided ▁to ▁refer ▁the ▁question ▁to ▁the ▁UN ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁Post - W W II ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁German ▁invasion ▁of ▁Russia ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁St alin ▁revers ed ▁his ▁long - standing ▁opposition ▁to ▁Z ion ism , ▁and ▁tried ▁to ▁mobil ize ▁world wide ▁Jewish ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁Soviet ▁war ▁effort . ▁ ▁A ▁Jewish ▁Anti - F asc ist ▁Committee ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁Many ▁thousands ▁of ▁Jewish ▁refuge es ▁fled ▁the ▁Naz is ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁during ▁the ▁war , ▁where ▁they ▁re inv ig or ated ▁Jewish ▁religious ▁activities ▁and ▁opened ▁new ▁syn agog ues . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁Soviet ▁Deput y ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁And rei ▁G rom y ko ▁told ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁that ▁the ▁USS R ▁supported ▁the ▁partition ▁of ▁Palest ine ▁into ▁a ▁Jewish ▁and ▁an ▁Arab ▁state . ▁The ▁USS R ▁formally ▁voted ▁that ▁way ▁in ▁the ▁UN ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁However ▁once ▁Israel ▁was ▁established , ▁St alin ▁revers ed ▁positions , ▁fav oured ▁the ▁Arab s , ▁arrested ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Anti - F asc ist ▁Committee , ▁and ▁launched ▁attacks ▁on ▁Jews ▁in ▁the ▁USS R . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 ,