(Times of Israel) Raphael Ahren - 13 countries on Thursday abruptly changed their voting pattern at the UN, opposing an annual resolution expressing support for the Division of Palestinian Rights at the UN Secretariat. Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Lithuania, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Brazil and Colombia voted against the resolution for the first time, where in the past they had abstained. The resolution still passed by 87 to 54 with 23 abstentions. The U.S., Canada, Australia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Nauru and Kiribati again voted against the resolution.
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