Egypt-Israel Armistice Agreement

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...

The ordinance requires all inhabitants to register in a registration office and receive a certificate of identity.

King Abdullah adopts a law permitting any Arab Palestinian holder of the Palestinian nationality to obtain a Jordanian passport in accordance with Transjordan's Passports Law of 1942.

Security Council Resolution 69 recommends that the General Assembly admit Israel to membership in the UN.

The conference is attended by 800 delegates, representing refugees present in Jenin, Nablus, Tulkarm, Jerusalem, Hebron, and Ramallah subdistricts.

The ​Lebanon​-Israel Armistice Agreement is signed at Ra's al-Naqura.

Representatives of 13 groups of Palestinians testify before the UNCCP in Beirut; they affirm that the majority of the displaced Palestinians wish to return to their former homes and to live in peace...

The Jordan-Israel Armistice Agreement confirms the existing status quo in Jerusalem.