2929 NovemberNovember 19471947 כ"טכ"ט בנובמברבנובמבר

Sixty years ago, on ,1947, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a Partition Plan calling for the creation of two States, one Jewish and the other Arab.

On 29 November 1947, the United Nations General Assembly voted 33 to 13, with 10 abstentions, in favour of the Partition Plan. The 33 countries ( 58% ) that voted in favour of the partition were: Australia, Ecuador, Belgium, France, Bolivia, Guatemala, Brazil, Haiti, Belorussia Iceland, , Liberia, Costa Rica, Luxembourg Czechoslovakia, Netherlands, Denmark, , Dominican Republic, Sweden Nicaragua, South Africa Norway, Ukraina Panama, Russia Paraguay, USA Peru, Uruguay, Philippines, Venezuela. Poland, The 13 countries ( 23% ) that voted against resolution were: Afghanistan, Cuba, Egypt, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Yemen.

The 10 countries ( 17% ) that abstained were: , , China, Colombia, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Honduras, Mexico, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Yugoslavia. One state ( 2% )was absent: The resolution was accepted by the Jews in Palestine, yet rejected by the Arabs in Palestine and the Arab states.

● Translate in Hebrew: state- to accept - country- to reject- to vote- partition- to be against- creation- to be absent- abstained- to vote in favor- plan- ● Answer the questions:

1. What happened on 29 November 1947? 2. How many countries were against the partition? 3. How many countries were in favor of the resolution? 4. Was France against the resolution? 5. Which country was absent? 6. Why is the 29 November 1947 an important day in the history of Israel ?

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Country Capital city Language Continent 1. USA 2. France 3. Britain 4. Russia 5. Poland 6. Israel 7. Shweden 8. Denmark 9. Canada 10. Greece 11. Australia 12. Japan 13. 14. Spain 15.

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