UNGA Res. 303 (IV): To Place Jerusalem Under a Permanent International Regime

The General Assembly decides to admit Israel to membership in the UN.

Jordan 's prime minister, Tawfiq Abu al-Huda, adopts a public notice (published in the Official Gazette on 1 June) reminding all those concerned that they should stick to the official name of the...

The Syria-Israel Armistice Agreement creates demilitarized zones around En Gev and Dardara.

The Egyptian war minister adopts a decree bestowing upon the General Governor of the areas that are under the control of the Egyptian forces in Palestine all the powers and responsibilities that...

The General Assembly creates the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to replace the UN Relief for Palestine Refugees that was established in General Assembly...

King Abdullah adopts a "Supplementary Law" to the Parliamentary Election Law of 1947.

King Abdullah dissolved Jordan’s parliament ahead of elections intended to include West Bank representatives.

Jordan adopts the National Guard Law that subjects all male Jordanians who are between 20 and 40 years of age to 150 hours of training each year in or near their localities.

In the wake of the Nakba, the Israeli authorities seek to "legalize" the confiscation of property left behind by Palestinian internal and external refugees.

The UN Trusteeship Council approves a Statute for Jerusalem, providing for a Special International Regime for the city and constituting it as a corpus separatum under the administration of the UN.