United Nations Security Council Resolution 271

United Nations Security Council Resolution 271, a resolution adopted on September 15, 1969, in response to an arson attack on the Al-Aqsa Mosque 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.

UN Security Council Resolution 271
Date	September 15 1969
Meeting no.	1,512
Code	S/RES/271 (Document)
Subject	The situation in the Middle East
Voting summary	11 voted for None voted against 4 abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  United Kingdom  United States  Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Algeria  Colombia  Finland  Hungary    Nepal  Pakistan  Paraguay  Senegal  Spain  Zambia

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

See also

• Arab–Israeli conflict
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 201 to 300 (1965–1971)

References

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 271 at Wikisource