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12-22-2017, 12:05 AM
More than 120 countries have defied President Donald Trump and voted in favour of a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for the United States to drop its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
However, the US leader's threat appeared to have some impact, with more countries abstaining — including Australia — and rejecting the resolution than usually associated with Palestinian-related resolutions.
Nevertheless, Washington found itself isolated on the world stage as many of its Western and Arab allies voted for the measure — some of those allies, like Egypt, Jordan and Iraq, are major recipients of US military or economic aid.
US President Donald Trump has made it clear it wouldn't just be when the next UN payment was due that the US would remember how countries voted on Jerusalem, but when any country needed a favour.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/9281284-3x2-700x467.jpg
In the end most countries didn't care.
Major US allies like Britain, France, Germany and Japan voted in favour of the resolution which was co-sponsored by Turkey and Yemen.
The resolution is non-binding and will have about as much effect as the "angry letter" Hans Blix threatens to send Kim Jong-il in the Team America satire.
It does show the scale of the international opposition to Mr Trump's new direction for American foreign policy.
His decision has proved very popular at home, particularly with his evangelical base.
But in places like London, Paris, Berlin and Tokyo, the highest levels of government have made their opposition clear.
And Mr Trump has made it just as clear that the new administration frankly doesn't care.
Meanwhile, Guatemala, Honduras, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Nauru and Togo joined the US and Israel in voting no.
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-22/un-votes-to-reject-trump-push-to-move-capital-to-jerusalem/9281268
However, the US leader's threat appeared to have some impact, with more countries abstaining — including Australia — and rejecting the resolution than usually associated with Palestinian-related resolutions.
Nevertheless, Washington found itself isolated on the world stage as many of its Western and Arab allies voted for the measure — some of those allies, like Egypt, Jordan and Iraq, are major recipients of US military or economic aid.
US President Donald Trump has made it clear it wouldn't just be when the next UN payment was due that the US would remember how countries voted on Jerusalem, but when any country needed a favour.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/9281284-3x2-700x467.jpg
In the end most countries didn't care.
Major US allies like Britain, France, Germany and Japan voted in favour of the resolution which was co-sponsored by Turkey and Yemen.
The resolution is non-binding and will have about as much effect as the "angry letter" Hans Blix threatens to send Kim Jong-il in the Team America satire.
It does show the scale of the international opposition to Mr Trump's new direction for American foreign policy.
His decision has proved very popular at home, particularly with his evangelical base.
But in places like London, Paris, Berlin and Tokyo, the highest levels of government have made their opposition clear.
And Mr Trump has made it just as clear that the new administration frankly doesn't care.
Meanwhile, Guatemala, Honduras, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Nauru and Togo joined the US and Israel in voting no.
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-22/un-votes-to-reject-trump-push-to-move-capital-to-jerusalem/9281268