33 Muslim countries became independent and joined the UN after
1948. There was no way that the Jews would have managed to create
a state in Palestine if so many of the Muslim countries were not
colonized at that time.
33 countries voted ‘yes’.
Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay,
Venezuela, Belgium, Denmark, France, Iceland, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Byelorussian SSR, Czechoslovakia,
Poland, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, Liberia, South Africa,
Australia, New Zealand, Canada, United States, Philippines.
13 countries voted ‘no’.
Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria,
Yemen, Turkey, Egypt, Cuba, Greece, India,
10 countries abstained.
Argentina, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico,
Ethiopia, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia, China
1 country was absent
Thailand