In 1982, the United States withdrew from the agency for several months in protest against the attempt to expel Israel, even though it failed.

A draft resolution was introduced to expel Israel from the IAEA, but the proposition was defeated.

Arab countries have said they are ready to end the efforts they have made since 1982 to expel Israel from the United Nations.

Last year only 35 countries voted to expel Israel, while 95 voted for admission.

Amin also called "to expel Israel from the United Nations and to send all the Israelis to Britain, which bore the guilt for creating the Jewish state."

Ninety-five countries, 15 more than last year, voted today to block an Arab-sponsored measure that would have expelled Israel from the United Nations General Assembly.

Since 1982 the Arab nations have moved every year to expel Israel from the Assembly.

Between 1980 and 1988, some states made attempts to expel Israel from the General Assembly.

For most of this decade, Arab members of the United Nations have made a September ritual of asking the General Assembly to expel Israel.

Arab Initiative on Israel Arab diplomats said they were considering a proposal to drop their annual effort to expel Israel from the United Nations.