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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Sat Dec 9, 2017, 10:08 AM Dec 2017

UN Security Council nations denounce Trump's Jerusalem decision

Source: The Hill

BY ALICIA COHN - 12/09/17 08:23 AM EST

All 15 nations on the United Nations security council condemned President Trump for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital this week.

Trump’s action was “not in line with Security Council resolutions and was unhelpful in terms of prospects for peace in the region,” according to a joint statement by the ambassadors of Britain, France, Sweden, Germany and Italy issued after the Friday council meeting.

However, the council as a body is unlikely to officially condemn the United States for the action, The New York Times reported. The U.S. has veto power over the council.

Trump on Wednesday said the U.S. would recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and announced plans to begin moving the U.S. Embassy there from Tel Aviv, a move that has been delayed by multiple presidents.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/international/364076-un-security-council-denounces-trumps-jerusalem-decision

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UN Security Council nations denounce Trump's Jerusalem decision (Original Post) DonViejo Dec 2017 OP

"All 15" seems wrong, since the 15 includes the USA itself muriel_volestrangler Dec 2017 #1

There was a 930 am ET update -" The 14 nations, aside from the United States..." progree Dec 2017 #2

muriel_volestrangler

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1. "All 15" seems wrong, since the 15 includes the USA itself

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Dec 9, 2017, 10:16 AM

Dec 2017

I think they mean "All the others of the 15". Unless Nikki Haley condemned Trump, which would be a major bit of news.

progree

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2. There was a 930 am ET update -" The 14 nations, aside from the United States..."

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Dec 9, 2017, 11:07 AM

Dec 2017

The first paragraph now reads:

The 14 nations, aside from the United States, on the United Nations security council condemned President Trump for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital this week.

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