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title: "UN SS/1/176A Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "SS/1/176A: Israel–Palestine. Adopted in 1947 — 42 in favour, 7 against, 1 abstaining. TO ADOPT PREAMBLE AND OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS 2-9 OF THE 1ST COMM. DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/307), SAID PARAGRAPHS DEFINING THE PURPOSE, OBJECTIVES, OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SPECIAL PREPARATORY COMMITTEE ON THE PALESTINE QUESTION."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/9005"
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# SS/1/176A: PALESTINE, QUESTION DEFINITION

Voted 1947-05-02 · Israel–Palestine

Yes

42

84%

No

7

14%

Abstain

1

2%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT PREAMBLE AND OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS 2-9 OF THE 1ST COMM. DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/307), SAID PARAGRAPHS DEFINING THE PURPOSE, OBJECTIVES, OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SPECIAL PREPARATORY COMMITTEE ON THE PALESTINE QUESTION.

### Voted against

Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey

### Notable abstentions

Thailand

## Primary sources

- [Voeten, UN General Assembly Voting Data (Harvard Dataverse)](https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/LEJUQZ)

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