UN Jerusalem vote - as it happened: UN General Assembly rejects Trump's Israel declaration
The UN General Assembly voted 128-9 to declare US President Donald Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital "null and void".
The vote, while a victory for the Palestinians, was significantly lower than its supporters had hoped for, with many forecasting at least 150 "yes" votes. There were a total of 35, while 21 nations did not turn up for the vote.
Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed the result, his spokesman saying: "The vote is a victory for Palestine.
"We will continue our efforts in the United Nations and at all international forums to put an end to this occupation and to establish our Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital."
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he completely rejects the “preposterous” UN resolution.
Mr Netanyahu added in a video posted to Facebook that Jerusalem “always was, always will be” Israel's capital. He also said he appreciates that “a growing number of countries refuse to participate in this theatre of the absurd.”
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had said the UN should teach Mr Trump a “very good lesson”, after the US leader threatened to cut aid to countries that support the resolution being put forward to the UN General Assembly
Mr Erdogan said UN member states should not let their decision be dictated by money.
“Mr. Trump, you cannot buy Turkey's democratic will with your dollars,” he said.
“The dollars will come back, but your will won't once it's sold. That is why your stance is important.”
Mr Trump's announcement two weeks ago that he was recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital broke with decades of US policy and international consensus that the city's status must be left to Israeli-Palestinian talks.
Last week Mr Erdogan hosted a special meeting of the Organisation for Islamic Cooperation, which condemned Mr Trump's decision and called on the world to respond by recognising East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state.
Jerusalem, revered by Jews, Christians and Muslims alike, has been at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for decades. Israel captured Arab East Jerusalem in 1967 and later annexed it in an action not recognised internationally.
Mr Trump's Jerusalem move led to harsh criticisms from Muslim countries and Israel's closest European allies, who have also rejected the move.
A draft resolution calling for withdrawal of Mr Trump's decision was vetoed at the United Nations Security Council by the United States on Monday. Following that vote, opponents of the US decision called for the vote in the General Assembly.
“I hope and expect the United States won't get the result it expects from there and the world will give a very good lesson to the United States,” Mr Erdogan said.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the United Nations as a “house of lies” ahead of the vote
“The State of Israel totally rejects this vote, even before (the resolution's) approval,” Mr Netanyahu said in a speech at a hospital dedication in the port city of Ashdod.
Reuters contributed to this report
