UN votes resoundingly to reject Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as capital

[iluvtennis]

yay!

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/21/united-nations-un-vote-donald-trump-jerusalem-israel
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/21/world/middleeast/trump-jerusalem-united-nations.html

The vote came after a redoubling of threats by Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the UN, who said that Washington would remember which countries “disrespected” America by voting against it.

Despite the warning, 128 members voted on Thursday in favour of the resolution supporting the longstanding international consensus that the status of Jerusalem – which is claimed as a capital by both Israel and the Palestinians – can only be settled as an agreed final issue in a peace deal. Countries which voted for the resolution included major recipients of US aid such as Egypt, Afghanistan and Iraq.

[oberliner]

1. It was actually surprisingly un-resounding

Usually UNGA resolutions related to Israel don't have that many no votes, abstentions, and non-votes.

There was the vote at the end of November, for instance, that was 151-6 with 9 abstentions - which basically said that Israel has no ties to Jerusalem.

This vote had 23 fewer countries voting yes.

[Iliyah]

2. Asshole and the GOPers are losing their clout

Nobody likes them.

[iluvtennis]

3. Ex CIA Director John Brennan:Trump Admin threat to retaliate against nations that exercise sovereign

.. right in UN to oppose US position on Jerusalem is beyond outrageous

Link to tweet

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