What international diplomatic body passed Resolution 181 on November 29, 1947, recommending the partition of Mandatory Palestine into independent Jewish and Arab states?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. The United Nations General Assembly
- Step 1: Following the report of the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP), the UN General Assembly voted at Lake Success, New York, on November 29, 1947.
- Step 2: Resolution 181 passed with 33 votes in favor, 13 against, and 10 abstentions, recommending the end of the British Mandate and the partition of Palestine into two states linked by economic union, with Jerusalem as a corpus separatum.
Answer
The United Nations General Assembly.
Why not the others: The League of Nations had been dissolved in 1946; the Supreme War Council existed during World War I; the ICJ adjudicates legal disputes between states.
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