UN General Assembly
1947

With regard to Palestine, our position was clearly defined at the special session of the Assembly which was convened especially for that purpose. After reading the carefully prepared report of the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine we are confident that a harmonious and just solution can be reached for the two great peoples, Arab and Hebrew, whose destinies are linked to that territory. We admire and respect those two noble peoples, whose rights and aspirations are supported by thousands of years of tradition, and, in accordance with our policy of sheltering and protecting all unjustly persecuted groups, we have offered the Jews work and a home of their own in our country.