sentences:  The two countries have signed many bilateral treaties and agreements and both of them are full members of the Union for the Mediterranean and many other international organizations.The Soviet Union voted in favor of the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine in 1947, which paved the way for the creation of the State of Israel.On 17 May 1948, on the third day of Israel's independence, the Soviet Union granted "de jure" recognition to the State of Israel, becoming only the second country to recognise Israel (preceded only by the United States' "de facto" recognition) and the first country to grant Israel "de jure" recognition.