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Israel was admitted to the United Nations by General Assembly resolution 273 (III)

General Assembly resolution 273 (III) decided to admit Israel to membership in the United Nations.
The resolution is dated 11 May 1949 and was adopted at the General Assembly's third session.
The Assembly acted after receiving the Security Council's report recommending Israel's admission.

Resolution: 273 (III) Date: 11 May 1949 Admitting organ: UN General Assembly
Why it matters for exams: The year and the instrument of a state's UN admission are standard international-organisations questions.
Kerala PSCUPSC
13 October 2026 Source: United Nations (UNISPAL)

In plain words

General Assembly the main deliberative organ of the UN — Resolution 273 (III) was adopted by the General Assembly.

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