November 29, 1947
The United Nations Votes to Partition Palestine
Historical context
On November 29, 1947, the General Assembly adopted Resolution 181 by 33 votes to 13, with 10 abstentions.
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- November 29, 1947
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On this day, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 181 on the future government of Palestine. The official record of the 128th plenary meeting says the vote was 33 in favor, 13 against, and 10 abstentions.
The resolution recommended ending the British Mandate and partitioning the country into a Jewish state and an Arab state, with Jerusalem under a special international regime. The United Kingdom abstained.
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- Hundred and twenty-eighth plenary meeting · United Nations General Assembly · United Nations View source
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