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18 Percent of British People Want Government to Recognize Israel; 52 Percent Opposed

June 15, 1948
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Eighteen percent of the British people believe that the British Government should recognize Israel, a poll conducted by the London Daily Express and made public today said. Fifty-two percent of those questioned are against recognition of the Jewish state, while 30 percent are undecided.

The same group was reported as 69 percent against Britain’s participation in a United Nations force to halt the Palestine fighting while 18 percent were in favor, of such participation. Thirteen percent expressed no opinion.

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