In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “form of racism and racial discrimination"”. Today it says “form of racism and racial discrimination " with 72 votes in favour”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379 , adopted on November 10 , 1975 by a vote of 72 to 35 (with 32 abstentions), equated Zionism with racism .1The resolution was revoked by Resolution 4686 on December 16 , 1991 , and is often referenced in debates of Zionism and racism .2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379 , adopted on November 10, 1975 by a vote of 72 to 35 (with 32 abstentions), "determine[d] that Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination".The resolution is often referenced in debates of Zionism and racism.The resolution was revoked by Resolution 46/86 on December 16, 1991.In the history of the UN , this is the only resolution that has ever been revoked.
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The opening as it stood in 2015 3 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
United Nations resolution adopted and later revoked in 1975 United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379 , adopted on November 10, 1975 by a vote of 72 to 35 (with 32 abstentions), "determine[d] that Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination". The vote took place approximately one year after UNGA 3237 granted the PLO "observer status", following Yasser Arafat 's "olive branch" speech to the General Assembly in November 1974.The resolution was passed with the support of the Soviet bloc and other then Soviet-aligned nations, in addition to the Arab and Islamic majority countries.The determination that "Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination", contained in the resolution, was revoked in 1991 with UN General Assembly Resolution 46/86 , shortly following the end of the Cold War .The named reference NYT: U.N.Repeals Its '75 Resolution Equating Zionism With Racism was invoked but never defined (see the help page ).
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The opening as it stood in 2020
United Nations General Assembly resolution adopted in 1975 United Nations resolution adopted and later revoked in 1975 United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379 , adopted on 10 November 1975 by a vote of 72 to 35 (with 32 abstentions), "determine[d] that Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination". The vote took place approximately one year after UNGA 3237 granted the PLO "observer status", following PLO president Yasser Arafat 's "olive branch" speech to the General Assembly in November 1974. The resolution was passed with the support of the Soviet bloc , in addition to the Arab- and Muslim-majority countries, many African countries, and a few others. The determination that "Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination", contained in the resolution, was revoked in 1991 with UN General Assembly Resolution 46/86 . The named reference NYT: U.N. Repeals Its '75 Resolution Equating Zionism With Racism was invoked but never defined (see the help page ).
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
UNGA resolution adopted in 1975, revoked in 1991 United Nations resolution adopted and later revoked in 1975 United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379 , adopted on 10 November 1975 by a vote of 72 to 35 (with 32 abstentions), "determine[d] that Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination". It was revoked in 1991 with UN General Assembly Resolution 46/86 . The vote on Resolution 3379 took place approximately one year after UNGA 3237 granted the PLO Permanent Observer status, following PLO president Yasser Arafat 's "olive branch" speech to the General Assembly in November 1974. The resolution was passed with the support of the Soviet bloc , in addition to the Arab- and Muslim-majority countries, many African countries, and a few others. The named reference NYT: U.N. Repeals Its '75 Resolution Equating Zionism With Racism was invoked but never defined (see the help page ).
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The opening as it stood in 2025 5 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
UNGA resolution adopted in 1975, revoked in 1991 United Nations resolution adopted, but revoked on 16 december 1991 in 1975 United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379 , adopted on 10 November 1975, " Determines that Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination " with 72 votes in favour, 35 votes against, and 32 abstentions.It was revoked by Resolution 46/86 , adopted on 16 December 1991 with 111 votes in favour, 25 votes against, and 13 abstentions.The vote for Resolution 3379 was held nearly one year after the adoption of Resolution 3236 and Resolution 3237 : the former recognized the " Question of Palestine " and invited the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to participate in international diplomacy; and the latter designated the PLO as a non-member Assembly observer following the " Olive Branch Speech " by Palestinian political leader Yasser Arafat .In the context of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination , adopted on 10 November 1963, Resolution 3379 officially condemned the national ideology of the State of Israel .It was sponsored by the Arab League and a number of Muslim-majority countries , and was chiefly supported by in-favour votes from the Second World and many African countries .Israel, which had been granted United Nations membership in 1949, voted against Resolution 3379 and subsequently condemned it, and was chiefly supported by the First World .
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “form of racism and racial discrimination"”. Today it says “form of racism and racial discrimination " with 72 votes in favour”. Read the current article and compare.
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form of racism and racial discrimination"
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form of racism and racial discrimination " with 72 votes in favour
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