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UN General Assembly adopts resolution on status of Jerusalem
Source: Xinhua | 2017-12-22 05:11:43 | Editor: huaxia
Photo taken on Dec. 21, 2017 shows the voting of a United Nations General Assembly resolution on the status of Jerusalem during a rare emergency special session at the UN headquarters in New York. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- The General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution on the status of Jerusalem that will make U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital have no legal effect.
In a rare emergency special session, the draft resolution tabled by Turkey and Yemen was adopted 128-9 with 35 abstentions.
The nine countries that voted against the text were Guatemala, Honduras, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Togo, as well as the United States and Israel.
The resolution "affirms 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status or demographic composition of the Holy City of Jerusalem have no legal effect, are null and void and must be rescinded in compliance with relevant resolutions of the Security Council, and in this regard calls upon all states to refrain from the establishment of diplomatic missions in the Holy City of Jerusalem."
It further demands that all UN member states comply with Security Council resolutions regarding Jerusalem, and not recognize any actions or measures contrary to those resolutions.
Such a vote at the General Assembly is non-binding but a resounding "yes" reflects the collective will of the international community and carries much political weight.
Before the vote, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley repeated the threat to cut aid for the countries that would have voted in favor of the draft as well as U.S. contributions to the United Nations.
She said her country will move its Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. "No vote in the United Nations will make any difference on that."
However, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu showed defiance to U.S. pressure.
"We will not be intimidated. You can be strong, but that does't make you right!" Cavusoglu told the emergency special session in clear reference to U.S. threats.
"Before this meeting, a UN member state threatened all the other members. We were all asked to vote 'no' or face consequences. Some were even threatened with development aid cut," said Cavusoglu.
"Such an attitude is unacceptable. This is bullying and this chamber will not bow to that. It is unethical to think that the worth and dignity of member states are for sale," said the foreign minister.
Thursday's General Assembly emergency session was called after the United States vetoed a draft resolution on the status of Jerusalem at the Security Council on Monday. All other 14 members of the council voted in favor.
The Security Council vote was prompted by Trump's Dec. 6 announcement to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital and to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.
Under a 1950 resolution, a General Assembly emergency special session can be called for all UN member states to consider a matter "with a view to making appropriate recommendations" for collective measures in case the Security Council fails to act.
Thursday's emergency special session was only the 10th of its kind in UN history. The last such meeting was held in 2009.
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I posted this in China Economic thread before:
This is hilarious. The US could learn a thing or two from China when it comes to disregarding international rulings. When China said it wasn't gonna make a difference what Hague said on the South China Sea, China took it all the way through. They didn't present arguments; they didn't participate; they didn't even send observers to the courts. Message: we don't care.
Then there's Nikki Haley, (real name Nimrata Randhawa), who attends the UN vote, participates in its discussion, THREATENS other countries to cast their votes in a certain way (LOL), casts it's own vote, loses the decision by a huge margin, then says it doesn't really matter cus the US doesn't care. I really can't think of a way to make the US look worse. If they paid me to think of a way, I couldn't. Maybe if she screamed and cried at the end? LOL
Then afterwards, she sends invites to a "reception" for all those who "supported" the US but since it's going to look really stupid with only 9 people in attendance (assuming they all make it), she adds all the countries who abstained or didn't bother to come in order to bring the list to 65. You can't make this up, guys!
And "we'll be taking down names when you cast your vote" is presumably how people like Kim Jong Un get 99.99% of the votes every time.
This is hilarious. The US could learn a thing or two from China when it comes to disregarding international rulings. When China said it wasn't gonna make a difference what Hague said on the South China Sea, China took it all the way through. They didn't present arguments; they didn't participate; they didn't even send observers to the courts. Message: we don't care.
Then there's Nikki Haley, (real name Nimrata Randhawa), who attends the UN vote, participates in its discussion, THREATENS other countries to cast their votes in a certain way (LOL), casts it's own vote, loses the decision by a huge margin, then says it doesn't really matter cus the US doesn't care. I really can't think of a way to make the US look worse. If they paid me to think of a way, I couldn't. Maybe if she screamed and cried at the end? LOL
Then afterwards, she sends invites to a "reception" for all those who "supported" the US but since it's going to look really stupid with only 9 people in attendance (assuming they all make it), she adds all the countries who abstained or didn't bother to come in order to bring the list to 65. You can't make this up, guys!
And "we'll be taking down names when you cast your vote" is presumably how people like Kim Jong Un get 99.99% of the votes every time.
Out of the 9 "no" votes, Marshal Islands, Micronesia, and Palau are practically US Trusteeship Territories (COFA) that are not allowed to vote against the will of US. This makes it even more pathetic.
Voted "No" to the resolution: 9
Guatemala
Honduras
Israel
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nauru
Palau
Togo
US
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Yeah but didn't the Jew's lost ALL of if after the Romans conquered them? Plus the land of Palestine was a colony of the British till after WW2 they decided (without even consenting with the locals about it) to just give it to the Jewish out of sympathy from the holocaust?
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UN General Assembly adopts resolution on status of Jerusalem
Source: Xinhua | 2017-12-22 05:11:43 | Editor: huaxia
Photo taken on Dec. 21, 2017 shows the voting of a United Nations General Assembly resolution on the status of Jerusalem during a rare emergency special session at the UN headquarters in New York. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- The General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution on the status of Jerusalem that will make U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital have no legal effect.
In a rare emergency special session, the draft resolution tabled by Turkey and Yemen was adopted 128-9 with 35 abstentions.
The nine countries that voted against the text were Guatemala, Honduras, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Togo, as well as the United States and Israel.
The resolution "affirms 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, and in this regard calls upon all states to refrain from the establishment of diplomatic missions in the Holy City of Jerusalem."
It further demands that all UN member states comply with Security Council resolutions regarding Jerusalem, and not recognize any actions or measures contrary to those resolutions.
Such a vote at the General Assembly is non-binding but a resounding "yes" reflects the collective will of the international community and carries much political weight.
Before the vote, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley repeated the threat to cut aid for the countries that would have voted in favor of the draft as well as U.S. contributions to the United Nations.
She said her country will move its Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. "No vote in the United Nations will make any difference on that."
However, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu showed defiance to U.S. pressure.
"We will not be intimidated. You can be strong, but that does't make you right!" Cavusoglu told the emergency special session in clear reference to U.S. threats.
"Before this meeting, a UN member state threatened all the other members. We were all asked to vote 'no' or face consequences. Some were even threatened with development aid cut," said Cavusoglu.
"Such an attitude is unacceptable. This is bullying and this chamber will not bow to that. It is unethical to think that the worth and dignity of member states are for sale," said the foreign minister.
Thursday's General Assembly emergency session was called after the United States vetoed a draft resolution on the status of Jerusalem at the Security Council on Monday. All other 14 members of the council voted in favor.
The Security Council vote was prompted by Trump's Dec. 6 announcement to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital and to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.
Under a 1950 resolution, a General Assembly emergency special session can be called for all UN member states to consider a matter "with a view to making appropriate recommendations" for collective measures in case the Security Council fails to act.
Thursday's emergency special session was only the 10th of its kind in UN history. The last such meeting was held in 2009.
i'm impressed Singapore didn't bow to yankee pressure! i expected them to abstain but they didn't, my hats off to LHL
I posted this in China Economic thread before:
This is hilarious. The US could learn a thing or two from China when it comes to disregarding international rulings. When China said it wasn't gonna make a difference what Hague said on the South China Sea, China took it all the way through. They didn't present arguments; they didn't participate; they didn't even send observers to the courts. Message: we don't care.
Then there's Nikki Haley, (real name Nimrata Randhawa), who attends the UN vote, participates in its discussion, THREATENS other countries to cast their votes in a certain way (LOL), casts it's own vote, loses the decision by a huge margin, then says it doesn't really matter cus the US doesn't care. I really can't think of a way to make the US look worse. If they paid me to think of a way, I couldn't. Maybe if she screamed and cried at the end? LOL
Then afterwards, she sends invites to a "reception" for all those who "supported" the US but since it's going to look really stupid with only 9 people in attendance (assuming they all make it), she adds all the countries who abstained or didn't bother to come in order to bring the list to 65. You can't make this up, guys!
And "we'll be taking down names when you cast your vote" is presumably how people like Kim Jong Un get 99.99% of the votes every time.
that's the difference when you have a real boss like Xi dada in China and a clown like Donald Trump in the USA.