India votes to challenge US decision

Israel calls preposterous vote against Jerusalem at UN General Assembly

UNITED NATIONS (TIP) India joined 127 other countries, on December 20 to vote in the UN General Assembly in favor of a resolution opposing the recent decision of US President Donald Trump to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Nine countries voted against the resolution, while 35 countries abstained.

India’s decision to vote against American recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital comes a day after Trump warned countries against opposing the US position. India did not speak on the floor of the Assembly in New York, but after Trump recognized the holy city of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, it had said that its Palestine position was independent and consistent.

The countries that joined the US in voting against the resolution were Honduras, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau and Togo. Among major nations who abstained voting were Australia, Bhutan, Canada, Columbia, Hungry, Mexico, Panama, the Philippines, Poland and Uganda.

Israel rejected as “preposterous” the vote by 127 countries, including India, at the UNGA that opposed Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital.