The final vote was 128 in favor of the resolution, nine against and 35 abstentions. The "no" votes came from the U.S., Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Togo, Honduras, and Guatemala. Britain voted in favor of the resolution, while Canada and Mexico abstained.
Friday, December 22, 2017
AS THE UN CONDEMNS RECOGNITION OF JERUSALEM
U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley warned that America would be "taking names" of countries who voted against the United States. President Trump said Wednesday, "They take hundreds of millions of dollars and even billions of dollars, and then they vote against us. Well, we're watching those votes. Let them vote against us. We'll save a lot. We don't care."
The final vote was 128 in favor of the resolution, nine against and 35 abstentions. The "no" votes came from the U.S., Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Togo, Honduras, and Guatemala. Britain voted in favor of the resolution, while Canada and Mexico abstained.
The final vote was 128 in favor of the resolution, nine against and 35 abstentions. The "no" votes came from the U.S., Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Togo, Honduras, and Guatemala. Britain voted in favor of the resolution, while Canada and Mexico abstained.
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