The UN General Assembly not to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel
The main Assembly of the UN adopted a Resolution on non-recognition of decisions of the United States on the status of Jerusalem as a capital of Israel, reports journalist Last news .
for the document voted 128 countries, opposed by nine, another 35 abstained.
The resolution is not supported by USA, Israel, Honduras, Guatemala, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau and Togo. The UN security Council, 18 December, the expression of the will project proposed by Egypt of the decision. He recognized void all actions aimed at correcting the status of Jerusalem.
in addition, It has forced countries in Accordance with Council resolution 478 (1980) to refrain from opening in the city's diplomatic missions. The resolution was not adopted because the American delegation vetoed, and all other members of the security Council supported the document.
Israel considers Jerusalem its "United and indivisible" capital, including its Eastern areas and the historic centre, captured in 1967 from Jordan during another Arab-Israeli war. The world does not recognize the annexation and considers the status of the city one of the most difficult issues of the middle East conflict which should be resolved on the basis of consensus with the Palestinians claiming the Eastern part of Jerusalem. Because of this, foreign embassies traditionally located in tel Aviv.
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