<p>On Thursday, more than 120 members of the UN General Assembly voted for a resolution calling for President Trump to reverse his recent recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. ;</p>
<p>The vote is not legally binding, but it does serve as an official UN recommendation and a reflection of the council&#8217;s views. The final vote was 128-9, with 35 abstentions and 21 non-votes. ;</p>
<p>The resolution reaffirms 10 previous resolutions on Jerusalem, including requirements that the city&rsquo;s final status be decided through direct negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis. It also demands that all UN members comply with all resolutions on Jerusalem and states that Trump&rsquo;s decision on Jerusalem has &ldquo;no legal effect&rdquo; and is &ldquo;null and void.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>Palestinians celebrated the vote as a victory. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the resolution &ldquo;preposterous.&rdquo; Among the countries that abstained were Mexico, Canada, Australia, Philippines, Colombia, and Argentina. ;</p>
<p>As I wrote in a previous article, the United States was forced to use its veto power last Monday when the UN Security Council voted on a resolution that would have banned the US from moving its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Thursday&rsquo;s meeting, called by Turkey and Yemen, was a response to that veto.</p>
<p>US Ambassador Nikki Haley warned that Trump would be watching Thursday&#8217;s votes carefully.</p>
<p>Trump responded to the vote by threatening ;to cut financial aid to countries that voted in favor of the resolution. This could be a serious blow to countries like Jordan, Egypt, and Iraq that receive considerable military or economic aid from the US.</p>
<p>&ldquo;The United States will remember this day in which it was singled out for attack in the General Assembly for the very act of exercising our right as a sovereign nation,&rdquo; said Haley. &ldquo;We will remember it when we are called upon to once again make the world&rsquo;s largest contribution to the UN, and so many countries come calling on us, as they so often do, to pay even more and to use our influence for their benefit.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>Haley expressed her thanks to the 64 countries that did not support the resolution, inviting them to attend a January 3rd reception honoring them for their &ldquo;friendship to the United States.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong>Editor&#8217;s note:</strong> This is why we like Trump. He makes the right decision and sticks to it, I don&#8217;t expect any retribution, but Trump will not back down.</p>