Trump Against the World: United Nations Votes Against Jerusalem as Israeli Capital

US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, also warned that she would be “taking names” of those countries that supported the resolution against the US.

RT @USUN: “America will put our embassy in #Jerusalem…No vote in the United Nations will make any difference on that. But this vote will make a difference on how Americans look at the @UN, and on how we look at countries who disrespect us in the UN.” pic.twitter.com/UBLFXVyouY

— Archive: Ambassador Nikki Haley (@AmbNikkiHaley) December 21, 2017

“As you consider your vote, I want you to know that the President and US take this vote personally,” she wrote in a letter to her fellow members. “The President will be watching this vote carefully and has requested I report back on those countries who voted against us.”

In the end, Ms Haley had to take down the names of 128 countries who voted against Mr Trump’s decision. Nine countries – including the US and Israel – voted no, while 35 abstained.

Donald Trump’s threatened to cut off funding to the United Nations if the UN acted against his decision in Jerusalem. The results of the votes show the UN did not take his threat seriously.

But, the US did not seem bothered by the outcome.

“America will put our embassy in Jerusalem,” Haley said in defence of the US move, which broke with international consensus and unleashed protests across the Muslim world.

“No vote in the United Nations will make any difference on that,” Haley said.

More than anything else, the UN resolution proves that America is alone in its decision to make Jerusalem the capital of Israel. The resolution reaffirms that the status of Jerusalem must be resolved through negotiations and that any decision reached outside of that framework must be rescinded.