United Nations Security Council Resolution 271 Explained

Number:271
Organ:SC
Date:September 15
Year:1969
Meeting:1,512
Code:S/RES/271
Document:https://undocs.org/S/RES/271(1969)
For:11
Abstention:4
Against:0
Subject:The situation in the Middle East
Result:Adopted

United Nations Security Council Resolution 271, a resolution adopted on September 15, 1969, in response to an arson attack on the Jami'a Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem by Denis Michael Rohan, the Council grieved at the extensive damage caused by the arson. The Council determined that the execrable act only highlighted Israel's need to respect previous UN Resolutions and condemned Israel for failing to do so.

The resolution was adopted by 11 votes to none; Colombia, Finland, Paraguay and the United States abstained.

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