Israel became a member of the United Nations on 11 May 1949]
The preamble to the resolution admitting Israel to United Nations membership specifically referred to IsraelÂ’s undertakings to implement General Assembly resolutions 181 (II) and 194 (III), the two resolutions that formed the centre of the Palestine issue in the United Nations:
“Having received the report of the Security Council on the application of Israel for membership in the United Nations,
“Noting that in the judgement of the Security Council, Israel is a peace-loving State and is able and willing to carry out the obligations contained in the Charter,
“Noting that the Security Council has recommended to the General Assembly that it admit Israel to membership in the United Nations,
“Noting furthermore the declaration by the State of Israel that it ‘unreservedly accepts the obligations of the United Nations Charter and undertakes to honour them from the day when it becomes a Member of the United Nations’,
“Recalling its resolutions of 29 November 1947 and 11 December 1948 and taking note of the declarations and explanations made by the representative of the Government of Israel before the ad hoc Political Committee in respect of the implementation of the
said resolutions,
“The General Assembly,
“Acting in discharge of its functions under Article 4 of the Charter and rule 125 of its rules of procedure,
“1. Decides that Israel is a peace-loving State which accepts the obligations contained in the Charter and is able and willing to carry out those obligations;
“2. Decides to admit Israel to membership in the United Nations.”
Source: The Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem, 1917-1988,
United Nations, 1990, p. 144. 1
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