Book contents
- The Legality of a Jewish State
- The Legality of a Jewish State
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- United Nations Entities
- Abbreviations
- Frontispiece
- Part I Battalions or Barristers
- Part II A Pair of Godfathers
- Part III A Flight from Justice
- 6 Comments for a Cause
- 7 Dilemma for a Don
- 8 Swords Are Crossed
- 9 Close Calls in the Assembly Hall
- 10 A Venue Unvisited
- Part IV From the Ashes of War
- Part V Whose State?
- Part VI Jewish Statehood on the Ground
- Part VII Legitimacy in the New Century
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
9 - Close Calls in the Assembly Hall
from Part III - A Flight from Justice
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 December 2021
Book contents
- The Legality of a Jewish State
- The Legality of a Jewish State
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- United Nations Entities
- Abbreviations
- Frontispiece
- Part I Battalions or Barristers
- Part II A Pair of Godfathers
- Part III A Flight from Justice
- 6 Comments for a Cause
- 7 Dilemma for a Don
- 8 Swords Are Crossed
- 9 Close Calls in the Assembly Hall
- 10 A Venue Unvisited
- Part IV From the Ashes of War
- Part V Whose State?
- Part VI Jewish Statehood on the Ground
- Part VII Legitimacy in the New Century
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
In late 1948, the General Assembly scheduled a major debate to consider what the General Assembly might do to resolve the conflict. Syria and the other Arab states again proposed that the International Court of Justice be asked for an advisory opinion. Twenty-one states voted in favor, the same number, twenty-one, voted against, and four abstained. That split meant there was not a majority in favor, so the proposal failed. In December 1948 in the Security Council, Syria again forced a vote on the issue but again fell short.
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- The Legality of a Jewish StateA Century of Debate over Rights in Palestine, pp. 72 - 78Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021