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The Vote at the UN

The vote at the UN was on November 29th 1947, in New York. Not
many people know that the vote was supposed to be before
November 29th, but the manager of the meeting, the Brazilian
Osvaldo Aranha, postponed it several times until he knew there
would be enough countries who would vote in favor of a Jewish
state. When Osvaldo knew there was a majority he gathered a
meeting which held the vote. Radio stations from all over the
world broadcasted the vote. Like an important soccer game, people
stood by the radio and listened together to what was happening. At
the end of the vote when they declared the results, the Jews all over
the world and especially in Israel began to cheer and dance.
Despite the great joy, David Ben Gurion did not dance. He said
they need to get ready for a big war that could begin any moment,
and that’s what happened. A day after the vote, the War of
Independence began, a war in which about 3,600 soldiers were
killed, some of which were new immigrants who made Aliyah a
few days before the war broke out.

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