Article snippet: The United Nations on Thursday delivered a stinging rebuke of MORE's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, casting an overwhelming vote condemning the move and calling on the U.S. to withdraw the decision. The final vote count in favor of the resolution was 128. Nine countries opposed the resolution while 35 abstained. The resolution — essentially a formal statement of a U.N. opinion — is not legally binding. But it represents a condemnation of Trump's decision and exerts political pressure on him to reverse the move. Some of the United States' closest allies moved to condemn the decision. The United Kingdom, France, Germany and Japan, among others, voted in favor of the resolution. Other allies, such as Canada, Mexico and Australia, abstained. In the run-up to the General Assembly vote, Trump and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. MORE sought to warn countries against opposing the Trump administration's Jerusalem decision. “The United States will remember this day in which it was singled out in this assembly for the very act of exercising our right as a sovereign nation,” Haley said ahead of the vote. “We will remember it when, once again, we are called up to make the world’s largest contribution to the U.N., and we will remember it when many countries come calling on us to pay even more and to use our influence for their benefit.” Haley sent a letter to members of the international body this week, warning that Trump had instructed her to take stock of the co... Link to the full article to read more