Jesus-John smoking ciggerettes with his mother and aunt
The Nation of Israel is divided between Socialists, and Religious Zionists. Did Jesus….
SEND A MESSAGE TO ALL JEWS TO COME TO VIETNAM AND HELP MY PEERS?
John The Prophet
No, Israel did not send combat troops or military units to participate in the Vietnam War. The nation was preoccupied with its own regional conflicts and maintained a policy of not deploying troops to U.S.-led foreign wars. [1, 2]
Notable Israeli Figures and Connections
- General Moshe Dayan visited South Vietnam in 1966 and 1968. He came as a war correspondent for the Israeli newspaper Maariv and as an observer accompanying U.S. troops, not as a deployed military representative of Israel. [1]
- Opinions on minor advisory or material overlap vary online; a discussion on Quora shows mixed opinions regarding speculative military assistance or small-scale transactions, but historical consensus confirms no official combat troop deployments. [1]
Humanitarian Aftermath
- Between 1977 and 1979, Prime Minister Menachem Begin authorized humanitarian asylum and citizenship for roughly 360 Vietnamese “boat people” refugees. [1]
- An Israeli commercial freighter named the Yuvali famously rescued 66 of these refugees at sea in June 1977. You can read more about historical diplomatic developments on the Israel–Vietnam relations page. [1]
If you’d like, I can provide more details on:
- The rescue missions of the Vietnamese boat people by Israeli ships
- The evolution of diplomatic and trade ties between Israel
and Vietnam in later decades
China provided an estimated $20 billion in total military and economic aid to North Vietnam and southern communist forces (the Viet Cong) between 1950 and 1970. Rather than going directly to southern guerrillas, this aid was funneled through Hanoi to support both the North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong
- Personnel: Deployment of over 300,000 Chinese support troops—including engineering and anti-aircraft units—to North Vietnam to maintain logistics and free up regular Vietnamese soldiers for combat. [1]
Israel did not send combat troops to take part in the Korean War. While then-Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion initially supported sending military forces to join the United Nations command, the Israeli government ultimately decided against it due to domestic political opposition and concerns over the young military’s limited capabilities. As an alternative, Israel contributed humanitarian aid, providing tens of thousands of dollars worth of medical and food supplies to South Korea. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Debate and Decision in the Government
- Prime Minister’s Push: Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion argued that supporting the United Nations effort against aggression was crucial, advocating for the deployment of Israeli troops. [1, 2, 3]
- Domestic Opposition: Left-wing political factions in the Knesset objected to military alignment against North Korea, favoring a non-aligned or neutral stance during the early Cold War. [1, 2, 3]
- Practical Limitations: Military and cabinet leaders noted that the Israel Defense Forces were still recovering from the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and lacked the capacity to deploy a regiment or battalion overseas. [1]
- Compromise Aid: In August 1950, the government voted to supply South Korea with financial, food, and medical assistance rather than soldiers. [1, 2]
If you’d like, I can provide more details on how the Korean War influenced early Israeli foreign policy and its alignment with the West.
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