Monday, December 18, 2017

U.S. Vetoes U.N. Resolution Against President Trump's Jerusalem Decision



New York Times: U.S. Vetoes U.N. Resolution Condemning Move on Jerusalem

The United States on Monday blocked a Security Council resolution demanding that the Trump administration rescind its Dec. 6 decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and to eventually move the American Embassy there.

Although the United States used its veto power as a permanent member of the Security Council to block the resolution, the council’s vote, 14 to 1, punctuated the American isolation over a central issue in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Ambassador Nikki R. Haley of the United States chastised her fellow council members after the midday vote, arguing that President Trump’s decision two weeks ago was a “U.S. recognition of the obvious.”

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1 comment:

cewallace said...

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