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title: "UN ESS/1/126B Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "ESS/1/126B: Israel–Palestine. Adopted in 1956 — 63 in favour, 1 against, 10 abstaining. TO ADOPT 19-POWER DRAFT RESOL. (A/3309) CALLING UPON THE U.K. AND FRANCE TO IMMEDIATELY WITHDRAW THEIR FORCES FROM EGYPTIAN TERRITORY AND UPON ISRAEL TO RESUME ITS FORMER POSITION BEHIND THE 1949 ARMISTICE LINE."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/9024"
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# ESS/1/126B: SUEZ CANAL, TROOP WITHDRAWAL

Voted 1956-11-01 · Israel–Palestine

Yes

63

85%

No

1

1%

Abstain

10

14%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT 19-POWER DRAFT RESOL. (A/3309) CALLING UPON THE U.K. AND FRANCE TO IMMEDIATELY WITHDRAW THEIR FORCES FROM EGYPTIAN TERRITORY AND UPON ISRAEL TO RESUME ITS FORMER POSITION BEHIND THE 1949 ARMISTICE LINE.

### Voted against

Israel

### Notable abstentions

Australia, Belgium, France, Laos, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, United Kingdom

## Primary sources

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

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