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U.S. President Donald Trump's push to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital is met with

strong resistance at the UN.

According to our No Aram, a resounding majority of members defied unprecedented threats by

Washington... to vote for a withdrawal of that decision.

Widespread defiance of President Trump's declaration on Jerusalem was already apparent at Monday's

UN Security Council meeting when all other nations apart from the U.S. backed a resolution

calling on Trump to rescind his move.

That was eventually vetoed by America and therefore didn't get adopted.

That sparked the Palestinians and their Arab and Islamic supporters to seek Thursday's

General Assembly vote.

Results were 128 in favor, nine against and 35 abstentions.

The vote came despite warnings from the U.S. ambassador that Washington was willing to

sever its hefty funding to the world body.

(English) AP - 7002294 / 1 "When we make generous contributions to the

UN, we also have a legitimate expectation that our good will is recognized and respected.

When a nation is singled out for attack in this organization, that nation is disrespected.

What's more, that nation is asked to pay for the "privilege" of being disrespected.

Haley said the U.S. will put its embassy in Jerusalem regardless of the vote.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also said afterward that he totally rejects

what he called the "preposterous" resolution.

But, he took the time to thank nations that chose to abstain.

Those who voted in favor included many U.S. aid recipients including Jordan and Egypt,

as well as many American allies.

President Trump's threat of cutting foreign aid had raised the stakes at Thursday's emergency

meeting and triggered accusations from Muslims of U.S. bullying, blackmail and intimidation.

Arab, Islamic and non-aligned nations rejected his warnings and urged a "yes" vote.

The non-binding resolution states that any decisions regarding the status of Jerusalem

are "null and void" and must be cancelled.

Ro Aram, Arirang News.

For more infomation >> 128 countries at UN condemn Trump's Jerusalem decision - Duration: 2:07.

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Zionist Group Awards Trump its Highest Honor 'No President Has D - Duration: 9:51.

Zionist Group Awards Trump its Highest Honor: �No President Has Done More� to Promote

Zionism

Washington, D.C.

� While President Donald Trump has often referred to himself a �friend of Israel,�

he has now been officially recognized for that stance by a pro-Zionist group that advocates

for Jewish nationalism.

On Monday, the Friends of Zion Museum presented President Trump with its Friends of Zion Award

at the White House.

�No president in history has ever built such an alliance for the State of Israel and

the Jewish people, and no president has courageously stood up for the State of Israel on the global

stage as you had Mr. President,� declared Dr. Mike Evans, founder of the Friends of

Zion Museum.

�President Trump�s historic recognition of Jerusalem will secure his place in history

as the first American president to take that step since the founding of the State of Israel

in 1948.�

�We believe no American president in history has done more to defend the Jewish people

in the United Nations,� Evans added.

The Friends of Zion Museum is located in Jerusalem and works to push the Israeli agenda while

attempting to legitimize the taking of Palestinian lands.

One of the biggest moves, celebrated by Trump�s Zionist backers, was his recent announcement

recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Zionist allied Evangelicals lauded the Trump administration�s staunch support for Israel.

�This president is an anomaly.

He is an anomaly because he keeps his promises.

Evangelicals, conservatives across this country are grateful for the fact that he has actually

done exactly what he campaigned on,� said Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research

Council.

Many people fail to understand what encompasses Zionism.

For those unfamiliar with the term Zionism, Vox explains:

Zionism is Israel�s national ideology.

Zionists believe Judaism is a nationality as well as a religion, and that Jews deserve

their own state in their ancestral homeland, Israel, in the same way the French people

deserve France or the Chinese people should have China.

It�s what brought Jews back to Israel in the first place, and also at the heart of

what concerns Arabs and Palestinians about the Israeli state.

Arabs and Palestinians generally oppose Zionism, as the explicitly Jewish character of the

Israeli state means that Jews have privileges that others don�t.

For instance, any Jew anywhere in the world can become an Israeli citizen, a right not

extended to any other class of person.

Arabs, then, often see Zionism as a species of colonialism and racism aimed at appropriating

Palestinian land and systematically disenfranchising the Palestinians that remain.

Arab states actually pushed through a UN General Assembly resolution labeling Zionism �a

form of racism and racial discrimination� in 1975, though it was repealed 16 years later.

Despite the Zionist position, Israel is on track to become an apartheid state.

In fact, a recent UN report noted that Israel had established �an apartheid regime that

oppresses and dominates the Palestinian people as a whole.�

The report � Israeli Practices towards the Palestinian People and the Question of Apartheid

� was commissioned and published by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western

Asia (ESCWA) and launched in Beirut, and urged governments to �support boycott, divestment

and sanctions [BDS] activities and respond positively to calls for such initiatives�.

A brief history of Zionism is as follows, according to Britannica:

In the 16th and 17th centuries a number of �messiahs� came forward trying to persuade

Jews to �return� to Palestine.

The Haskala (�Jewish Enlightenment�) movement of the late 18th century, however, urged Jews

to assimilate into Western secular culture.

In the early 19th century interest in a return of the Jews to Palestine was kept alive mostly

by Christian millenarians.

Despite the Haskala, eastern European Jews did not assimilate and, in reaction to tsarist

pogroms, formed the ?ovevei ?iyyon (�Lovers of Zion�) to promote the settlement of Jewish

farmers and artisans in Palestine.

A political turn was given to Zionism by Theodor Herzl, an Austrian journalist who regarded

assimilation as most desirable but, in view of anti-Semitism, impossible to realize.

Thus, he argued, if Jews were forced by external pressure to form a nation, they could lead

a normal existence only through concentration in one territory.

In 1897 Herzl convened the first Zionist Congress at Basel, Switzerland, which drew up the Basel

program of the movement, stating that �Zionism strives to create for the Jewish people a

home in Palestine secured by public law.

When the Ottoman government refused Herzl�s request for Palestinian autonomy, he found

support in Great Britain.

In 1903 the British government offered 6,000 square miles (15,500 square km) of uninhabited

Uganda for settlement, but the Zionists held out for Palestine.

Upon the outbreak of World War I, political Zionism reasserted itself, and its leadership

passed to Russian Jews living in England.

Two such Zionists, Chaim Weizmann and Nahum Sokolow, were instrumental in obtaining the

Balfour Declaration from Great Britain (November 2, 1917), which promised British support for

the creation of a Jewish national home in Palestine.

The declaration was included in Britain�s League of Nations mandate over Palestine (1922).

Revealing the intimate connection between the Rothschild family and the creation of

Israel, the head of the Rothschild banking empire, and staunch supporter of Israel, Lord

Jacob Rothschild, recently revealed the critical role of his family in the securing the Balfour

Declaration, which �helped pave the way for the creation of Israel.�

The Balfour Declaration, written in 1917, was an official document from the British

Foreign Minister, Lord Balfour, addressed to Lord Rothschild, a leader of the Zionist

movement in Britain at the time � and Lord Jacob Rothschild�s uncle.

During the television interview with Rothschild, he revealed new details about the extremely

pivotal role his cousin Dorothea de Rothschild played.

Rothschild described Dorothea, who was in her teens at the time, as �devoted to Israel,�

and said: �What she did was crucially important.��

Rothschild went on to say that Dorothy acted as a conduit between Zionist leader Chaim

Weizmann and the British political establishment.

Dorothy �told Weizmann how to integrate, how to insert himself into British establishment

life, which he learned very quickly,� according to Rothschild.

Rothschild explained that the manner in which the declaration was procured was extraordinary.

�It was the most incredible piece of opportunism,� he reasoned.

�[Weizmann] gets to Balfour,� Rothschild described, �and unbelievably, he persuades

Lord Balfour, and Lloyd George, the prime minister, and most of the ministers, that

this idea of a national home for Jews should be allowed to take place.

I mean it�s so, so unlikely.�

According to former Israeli Ambassador Daniel Taub, the Balfour Declaration �changed the

course of history for the Middle East.�

Rothschild said his family at the time was divided on the idea of Israel, noting that

some family members �didn�t think it was a good thing that this national home be established

there.�

In her book, Against Our Better Judgment: The Hidden History of How the U.S. Was Used

to Create Israel, Alison Weir exposed the fact that numerous drafts of the declaration

were presented to Zionists in the United States prior to the document being finalized.

Weir�s book notes that one of the primary inducements offered to British leaders to

issue the Balfour Declaration was the Zionist claim that they would bring the U.S. into

world war I on Britain�s side if the British would promise to enable the Zionist colonization

of Palestine.

The deeply intertwined relationship between modern Zionism and the Rothschild banking

empire cannot be overstated.

Without the Rothschild family�s vast influence and direct assistance, Israel very well may

have never been created.

It seems that contrary to popular opinion, Trump isn�t opposing the globalist and Zionists,

but rather, operating at the behest of his Zionist billionaire overlords, such as Jacob

Rothschild and billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, to further entrench the state

of Israel to the detriment of the surrounding Arab population who are treated as second-class

citizens.

For more infomation >> Zionist Group Awards Trump its Highest Honor 'No President Has D - Duration: 9:51.

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BREAKING Donald Trump Celebrates Tax Cut Victory 'It's a Lot More Fun When You Win' - News - Duration: 2:42.

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128 countries at UN condemn Trump's Jerusalem decision - Duration: 2:09.

The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly backed a resolution calling for U.S. President

Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital to be withdrawn.

Thursday's vote came despite warnings from the U.S. that it could pull its funding from

the world body.

Ro Aram reports.

Widespread defiance of President Trump's declaration on Jerusalem was already apparent at Monday's

UN Security Council meeting when all other nations apart from the U.S. backed a resolution

calling on Trump to rescind his move.

That was eventually vetoed by America and therefore didn't get adopted.

That sparked the Palestinians and their Arab and Islamic supporters to seek Thursday's

General Assembly vote.

Results were 128 in favor, nine against and 35 abstentions.

The vote came despite warnings from the U.S. ambassador that Washington was willing to

sever its hefty funding to the world body.

(English) AP - 7002294 / 1 "When we make generous contributions to the

UN, we also have a legitimate expectation that our good will is recognized and respected.

When a nation is singled out for attack in this organization, that nation is disrespected.

What's more, that nation is asked to pay for the "privilege" of being disrespected.

Haley said the U.S. will put its embassy in Jerusalem regardless of the vote.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also said afterward that he totally rejects

what he called the "preposterous" resolution.

But, he took the time to thank nations that chose to abstain.

Those who voted in favor included many U.S. aid recipients including Jordan and Egypt,

as well as many American allies.

President Trump's threat of cutting foreign aid had raised the stakes at Thursday's emergency

meeting and triggered accusations from Muslims of U.S. bullying, blackmail and intimidation.

Arab, Islamic and non-aligned nations rejected his warnings and urged a "yes" vote.

The non-binding resolution states that any decisions regarding the status of Jerusalem

are "null and void" and must be cancelled.

Ro Aram, Arirang News.

For more infomation >> 128 countries at UN condemn Trump's Jerusalem decision - Duration: 2:09.

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Trump: Tax Bill Deals Major Blow to Obamacare - Duration: 2:49.

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As Liberals Bash Trump's Tax Cut, U.S. Companies Slap Them With BIG 'Christmas Surprise' - Duration: 5:00.

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Never Trump' Conservatives Soften to President Trump, Hail His A - Duration: 1:59.

Never Trump� Conservatives Soften to President Trump, Hail His Achievements

Almost a year into the Trump administration, some conservatives who formed part of the

�Never Trump� movement during the campaign are softening � even praising the president

for his successes in office.

New York Times readers on Sunday were treated to a column by conservative Ross Douthat � a

frequent critic of Trump � who wrote about Trump�s underrated victory over the Islamic

State.

In the column, �A War Trump Won,� Douthat writes:

[I]f you had told me in late 2016 that almost a year into the Trump era the caliphate would

be all-but-beaten without something far worse happening in the Middle East, I would have

been surprised and gratified.

So very provisionally, credit belongs where it�s due � to our soldiers and diplomats,

yes, but to our president as well.

Douthat also grills the press for not mentioning the success due to it contradicting the narrative

of �Trumpian disaster.� He notes that many on both the left and the Never Trump

right have feared Trump�s foreign policy more than anything, and yet it has wrought

success so far.

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President Trump Just Made A Big Change For Social Security Recipients, Seniors Are Thrilled - Duration: 3:04.

President Trump Just Made A Big Change For Social Security Recipients, Seniors Are Thrilled

Amid the campaign, Donald Trump made huge promises to the American individuals, and

particularly to the individuals who had been neglected under Obama.

Regardless of resistance from numerous in Washington, a one-sided media, various uproars

by radicals, and a lot of natural disasters, President Trump is following through on his

pledge.

He's pushing ahead with the promised border wall.

He's working with many organizations to bring back countless jobs to the nation.

The stock market's surge.

Joblessness' down.

He even got a Supreme Court Justice appointed within months.

Also, now one of his greatest promises is materializing, as the Social Security Administration

declared an increase in benefits.

Via Western Journalism:

The Social Security Administration announced Friday that benefits for more than 66 million

Americans will increase by 2 percent in 2018.

The 2 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase marks the largest increase in benefits

since 2012.

The 61 million Social Security beneficiaries will receive increased benefits beginning

in January 2018, according to the SSA.

Increased payments to more than 8 million Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries

will begin Dec. 29, 2017.

The average beneficiary will see an increase of $300 annually, or $25 a month, according

to the The Associated Press.

The average Social Security beneficiary receives about $15,000 a year, or $1,258 a month.

It doesn't appear like a great deal of cash, however, even a minor increment can mean tremendous

alleviation to the many retired Americans.

Remember, the federal government dishes our billions of dollars to individuals on Welfare,

food stamps, and different qualification programs.

Indeed, even displaced people get benefits like shoddy lodging and money.

In any case, the hard-working Americans who paid into the system for a considerable length

of time can just rely on a couple of hundred dollars every month.

That is got the opportunity to change.

This knock will ideally flag an adjustment in need by the U.S. government.

The general population who upheld this nation for quite a long time through diligent work

and commitment merit bolster.

The individuals who are a weight to our system, manhandling it, ought to get the boot.

We should trust that will be the situation, pushing ahead.

What do you think about this?

Do not hesitate and write your thoughts in the comment section below.

For more infomation >> President Trump Just Made A Big Change For Social Security Recipients, Seniors Are Thrilled - Duration: 3:04.

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Trump Tougher on Terrorism, Brings Back Two Words Obama Censored - Duration: 4:28.

Trump Tougher on Terrorism, Brings Back Two Words Obama Censored

President Donald Trump has proved there�s a new sheriff in town when it comes to terrorism

policy, and now he has two words to show it: �shariah� and �jihad.�

What are the importance of those words? Well, according to Fox News, they�re words that

Barack Obama�s Department of Homeland Security said in a 2016 report should be censored in

order to win the hearts and minds of the Muslim world.

And, in a 2017 National Security Strategy put together by the Trump White House, both

words appear � a grand total of 24 times.

What a difference a year makes.

Last July, according to Fox, the DHS said that �(t)he department�s (Countering Violent

Extremism) efforts are an attempt to protect our nation�s young people from extremists

who prey upon the Millennial generation.�

To do this, the DHS said that the government should �reject religiously-charged terminology

and problematic positioning by using plain meaning American English� when talking about

Islamic concepts.

It said substitutes should be used �instead of religious, legal and cultural terms like

�jihad,� �sharia,� �takfir� or �umma.�� (For the curious, �takfir�

is an accusation of apostasy in Islam and �umma� refers to the global Islamic community.)

According to Independent Journal Review, the new National Security Strategy reveals something

that should hardly surprise followers of the Trump administration: Trump & Co. aren�t

taking that advice.

The term �jihad� is used 23 times and �sharia� is used once. And both terms

were hardly used in passing.

�The primary transnational threats Americans face are from jihadist terrorists and transnational

criminal organizations. Although their objectives differ, these actors pose some common challenges,�

the report reads, according to IJR.

Among these challenges are �exploit(ing) our open society,� �operat(ing) in loose

confederations� and relying on encrypted communications to evade detection.

The report also mentioned that some groups �are sheltered and supported by states and

do their bidding.� Gee, I wonder who they might be talking about.

It went so far as to note that �jihadist terrorists such as ISIS and al-Qa�ida continue

to spread a barbaric ideology that calls for the violent destruction of governments and

innocents they consider to be apostates. These jihadist terrorists attempt to force those

under their influence to submit to Sharia law.�

The report, which was released Monday, is here, should you care to read it. Suffice

it to say that it was not something you would ever see under the Obama administration.

For instance, it�s four pillars of national security strategy are �Protect the American

People, the Homeland, and the American Way of Life,� �Promote American Prosperity,�

�Preserve Peace Through Strength,� and �Advance American Influence.�

And the first item of business under the first pillar? �Secure U.S. Borders and Territory.�

This, in other words, sounds like a document written under the Reagan administration � and

just one year after we were being told that the way to defeat terrorism was to stop saying

�jihad� and �shariah.�

The tax reform bill will (hopefully) be a major Christmas present for conservatives

everywhere.

However, this definitely qualifies as a stocking stuffer.

Please like and share on Facebook and Twitter if you agree.

What are your thoughts on this report? Scroll down to comment below!

For more infomation >> Trump Tougher on Terrorism, Brings Back Two Words Obama Censored - Duration: 4:28.

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Tom Hanks Says He Would Not Attend a Film Screening at Trump White House - Duration: 3:16.

For more infomation >> Tom Hanks Says He Would Not Attend a Film Screening at Trump White House - Duration: 3:16.

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Hosts of the President's Favorite TV Show Named 'Most Influential', and Trump Couldn't be Happier - Duration: 2:57.

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President Trump Just Made A Huge Change For Social Security Recipients – Seniors Are Elated - Duration: 2:30.

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24 staffers who didn't last a year in Trump's presidency - Duration: 1:21.

I am committed to the Department of Justice.

Good afternoon, everyone.

Those were lies, plain and simple.

America should have the right to know what the motivations of it's leaders are.

Let me answer the question.

I'm always going to be a Trump fan.

I'm going to be very brief.

Donald Trump's a fighter.

This is a transition that we're going through.

I resigned.

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UN to hold emergency meeting, new vote on Trump's Jerusalem decision report - Duration: 1:48.

You and to hold emergency meeting new vote on Trump's Jerusalem decision report the United Nations General

Assembly will reportedly hold an emergency session on Thursday to discuss

president Trump's decision to recognize

Jerusalem as a capital of Israel at that meeting the General Assembly is set to vote on a resolution calling on the Trump administration

to withdraw that decision according to Reuters the

vote comes on the heels of a UN Security Council vote seeking to nullify any move to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital the US

Which wields veto power on the council rejected that resolution?

Effectively killing it unlike on the Security Council

However the u.s.

Does not have the power to veto resolutions put before the General Assembly?

Riad Mansur the palestinian envoy to the UN said he hoped the new resolution would have overwhelming support in the General Assembly

According to Reuters the General Assembly resolution is not legally binding and the US would not be obligated to abide by the measure

But if it passed the resolution would exert political pressure on the US Trump's decision earlier this month to recognize

Jerusalem as the capital of Israel prompted Swift criticism from world leaders

particularly in Arab and Muslim majority countries who warned that the move could undermine stability in the region

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said last week that trumps decision effectively disqualified the u.s.

from brokering peace talks between the Palestinians and the Israelis

That declaration further complicates Trump's vow to oversee Israel Palestine peace negotiations

Which he has called the ultimate deal

Jerusalem is too many sites considered. Holy by Christians Jews and Muslims and

Palestinians have long aspired to establish the city's eastern sector as the capital of a future Palestinian state

For more infomation >> UN to hold emergency meeting, new vote on Trump's Jerusalem decision report - Duration: 1:48.

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BREAKING NEWS: Trump Just Told Everyone In America To Prepare – It's Happening! - Duration: 5:14.

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'Dems Want to Raise Taxes': Trump Slams 'Fake News Media', Touts Tax Reform Win with New Prediction - Duration: 3:14.

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Trump May Delay Signing Tax Bill Until Early Next Year - Duration: 2:49.

Trump May Delay Signing Tax Bill Until Early Next Year

As the House prepares to hold its second vote on the final version of the Republican tax

plan, Fox Business and Dow Jones Newswires are reporting that President Donald Trump

might wait until early next year to sign the bill once it reaches his desk.

His reason?

By delaying the signing, Trump would effectively push certain spending cuts to programs like

Medicare until 2019.

At issue are so-called "pay as you go," or "pay-go," budget rules that could be triggered

by deficits in the tax bill.

Congressional Republicans are preparing a separate fix to waive the rules after they

finish the tax bill.

But - given their already jam-packed legislative schedule - if Congress fails to pass the waiver

before its year-end recess, one way to delay the cuts would be to wait until January to

sign the bill.

If successful, the waiver would likely be attached to Congress's 'continuing resolution'

bill that would keep the government funded through Jan. 19.

After the House finishes the Senate-approved version of the tax bill on Wednesday, Congress

has to complete work on a bill known as a "continuing resolution," or "CR," to fund

the government when current spending provisions expire Friday.

"If we can get 'pay-go' waived in the CR, we will sign the tax bill this year," said

Gary Cohn, director of the White House National Economic Council, at an event Wednesday morning

hosted by media company Axios.

"The president would like to sign the tax bill."

Mr. Cohn described the budget rule complication as "a technical issue."

However, Trump needs to be careful: CNBC confirmed that if Trump waits more than 10 days before

signing the bill, it will automatically receive a veto.

To be sure, NEC chief Gary Cohn said lawmakers wouldn't allow funding to lapse after Friday.

"We're going to get a CR in the next two days, and Congress is going to be on their way home

by the weekend," he said.

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Trump's national security strategy | IN 60 SECONDS - Duration: 1:27.

Every president attempts to frame his first national security strategy as a

break from his predecessors. President Trump is no different.

But what's striking is how traditional the goals of the new strategy are:

protect the homeland; promote American prosperity; preserve peace through

military strength; and advance American influence through diplomacy, alliances,

help for fragile states, and by advocating for American values. Add in

the strategy's larger goal of ensuring a favorable balance of power in Asia,

Europe, and the Middle East – a goal that has been the cornerstone of American

grand strategy for decades – and it's hard to say that this strategy's broader

sweep is especially new. Ironically, if there is a break from the past, it's with

candidate Trump's statements on foreign policy, statements that were often more

isolationist, more protectionist, and typically harsher towards allies than

adversaries like Russia. For those of us who think that the traditional strategy

has served the U.S. well, this is all to the good.

Do you think President Trump will commit to his new strategy, or will he revert to policies he outlined in his

campaign? Let us know in your comments. Also, let us know what other topics you'd

like our scholars to cover in 60 seconds, and be sure to like and subscribe for

more research and videos from AEI.

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128 countries at UN condemn Trump's Jerusalem decision - Duration: 2:10.

The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly backed a resolution calling for U.S. President

Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital to be withdrawn.

Thursday's vote came despite warnings from the U.S. to pull funding from the world body.

Ro Aram reports.

Widespread defiance of President Trump's declaration on Jerusalem was already apparent at Monday's

UN Security Council meeting when all other nations apart from the U.S. backed a resolution

calling on Trump to rescind his move.

That was eventually vetoed by America and therefore didn't get adopted.

That sparked the Palestinians and their Arab and Islamic supporters to seek Thursday's

General Assembly vote.

Results were 128 in favor, nine against and 35 abstentions.

The vote came despite warnings from the U.S. ambassador that Washington was willing to

sever its hefty funding to the world body.

(English) AP - 7002294 / 1 "When we make generous contributions to the

UN, we also have a legitimate expectation that our good will is recognized and respected.

When a nation is singled out for attack in this organization, that nation is disrespected.

What's more, that nation is asked to pay for the "privilege" of being disrespected.

Haley said the U.S. will put its embassy in Jerusalem regardless of the vote.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also said afterward that he totally rejects

what he called the "preposterous" resolution.

But, he took the time to thank nations that chose to abstain.

Those who voted in favor included many U.S. aid recipients including Jordan and Egypt,

as well as many American allies.

President Trump's threat of cutting foreign aid had raised the stakes at Thursday's emergency

meeting and triggered accusations from Muslims of U.S. bullying, blackmail and intimidation.

Arab, Islamic and non-aligned nations rejected his warnings and urged a "yes" vote.

The non-binding resolution states that any decisions regarding the status of Jerusalem

are "null and void" and must be cancelled.

Ro Aram, Arirang News.

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