Israel's Application for UN Membership Fails to Obtain Security Council Approval

Security Council Resolution 61 calls for the withdrawal of forces to positions occupied prior to 14 October, the establishment of permanent truce lines, and neutral or demilitarized zones.

Security Council Resolution 62 calls for the establishment of an armistice in all sectors of Palestine as a "transition from the present truce to permanent peace in Palestine.".

The measure creates a Special Fund to alleviate the critical situation of the Palestine refugees, "requests the Secretary General to take all necessary steps to extend aid to Palestine refugees and to...

Israel passes a law intended to expropriate the property of all Palestinians who left their homes during the war, even if they returned.

Resolution 194 creates a United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine (UNCCP) consisting of three members (France, Turkey, and the US will be eventually selected) to take over the tasks of...

UN-led armistice negotiations began in Rhodes between Israel and neighboring Arab states following the 1948 war.

French recognition takes place after an exchange of letters between Jean Chauvel, secretary general of the French foreign ministry, and Maurice Fischer, Israel's representative in Paris (known as...

The British, under Clement Attlee Labour governement, finally recognize Israel’s government on a de facto basis five days after the first elections in Israel.

The US recognition of Transjordan occurs quasi simulataneously with British de facto recognition of Israel, as a kind of qui proquo in US-British relations.

Having recognized Israel’s government on a de facto basis on 15 May 1948 and having observed the holding of the first general elections in Israel on 25 January 1949, the White House states that it...