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United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/86, adopted on December 16, 1991, during the 74th plenary meeting by a vote of 111 in favor, 25 against, 13 abstentions, and 17 absent, formally revoked the determination in Resolution 3379 (XXX) of November 10, 1975, that 'Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination.' The resolution consists of a single operative paragraph: 'The General Assembly decides to revoke the determination contained in its resolution 3379 (XXX) of 10 November 1975.' Sponsored by 88 countries, it was introduced amid U.S. pressure following the Gulf War, with Israel conditioning its participation in the subsequent Madrid Peace Conference on the repeal. Opposition came primarily from the Arab League, most Muslim-majority states, Cuba, North Korea, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.