UN General Assembly votes to declare US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital ‘null and void’

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U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley is seen during the Security Council meeting. The United Nations Security Council convened an emergency meeting to consider new sanctions against North Korea following the nation’s July 3 and July 28 tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles.

A resolution calling for the U.S. to withdraw its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital passed overwhelmingly on Thursday despite threats from the Trump administration to cut funding to U.S. aid recipients who voted in favor.

One hundred and twenty-eight countries voted in favor of the resolution, according to Reuters. Nine countries voted against, and thirty-five countries abstained.

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