(Times of Israel) Raphael Ahren - On Thursday, the UN General Assembly voted to reject U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital and called on countries not to move their diplomatic missions to the city. Nine countries - the U.S., Israel, Togo, Guatemala, Honduras, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, and Marshall Islands - voted no. There were 35 abstentions and 21 countries absent. The fact that a total of 65 nations did not actively vote against the U.S. was "hugely significant," Israel Foreign Ministry spokesperson Emmanuel Nachshon said. On Nov. 30, 2017, 151 countries voted in favor of a General Assembly resolution to disavow Israeli ties to Jerusalem that condemned Israel in much harsher terms.
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