The first significant Jewish Diaspora was the result of the Babylonian Exile (q.v.) of 586 BC. After the Babylonians conquered the Kingdom of Judah, part of the Jewish population was deported into slavery. Although Cyrus the Great, the Persian conqueror of Babylonia, permitted the Jews to return to their homeland in 538 BC, part of the Jewish community voluntarily remained behind.
the first major Jewish Dispersion was the end result of the Babylonian Exile. After the Babylonians took over the Kingdom of Judah, some of the Jewish population was actually deported away to slavery. Cyrus the Great permitted the Jews to return to their homeland in 538 BC, but part of the Jewish community was left behind
There are several ways in which being nonaligned would have offered an advantage and disadvantage to a developing nation during the Cold War, but in general they would have been able to trade with both sides.
