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December 19, 2017

U.S. Vetoes Security Council Resolution on Jerusalem in 14-1 Vote
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The United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution
Monday calling on the Trump administration to withdraw its declaration
that Jerusalem is Israel's capital. The vote was 14 to 1, with U.S.
Ambassador Nikki Haley exercising a lone veto. The Israeli military
seized control of East Jerusalem in 1967 and has occupied the territory
ever since. Palestinians, however, have long seen East Jerusalem as the
capital of their future country, and both the U.N. Security Council and
the General Assembly have passed dozens of resolutions calling for
Israel to end its occupation of East Jerusalem.


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