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UN votes 128-9 to reject US decision on Jerusalem

AFPUpdated: Friday Dec 22, 2017

United Nations > The UN General Assembly today adopted by a decisive vote of 128 to 9, with 35 abstentions, a motion rejecting the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital. President Donald Trump had warned ahead of the vote in the 193-nation assembly that "we're watching" and threatened reprisals against countries that back the measure.

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