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US vetoes UN call for withdrawal of Trump Jerusalem decision

The United States blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for the withdrawal of US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

 

The remaining 14 council members voted in favor of the Egyptian-drafted resolution, which did not specifically mention the United States or Trump but which expressed "deep regret at recent decisions concerning the status of Jerusalem."

 

The draft also affirmed "that any decisions and actions which purport to have altered the character, status or demographic composition of the Holy City of Jerusalem have no legal effect, are null and void and must be rescinded in compliance with relevant resolutions of the Security Council."

  

"We call on all sides to come and negotiate ... Not to come to the Security Council or to the General Assembly, it's a waste of time. The only way to move forward is by direct negotiations," Danny Danon, Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, told reporters before the vote on Monday.

 

The draft resolution had also called upon all countries to refrain from establishing diplomatic missions in Jerusalem.

  

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 12.18.17, 19:48