UN History
UN Resolution 181, passed in 1947, proposed the division of British Mandate Palestine into Jewish and Arab states, laying the foundation for Israeli independence.
On November 29, 1947, the United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 181, recommending the partition of British Mandate Palestine into two independent states—one Jewish, one Arab—with Jerusalem under international control. The resolution marked a historic turning point in the modern Zionist movement and was immediately accepted by the Jewish leadership in Palestine. […]
United Nations Archive, Israel Foreign Ministry, Jewish Agency
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