Dear MEL
Topic Readers,
Jerusalem: UN
resolution rejects Trump's declaration
Vote in favor,
against, or abstention or no show. These were the three choices that 193-member
states had for the resolution at the UN General Assembly’s emergency session on
December 21. The resolution called on the US to withdraw its recognition of
Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Jerusalem is a holy city for Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam. It is also claimed as the capital by Palestine but is
occupied by Israel. The world agreed not to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s
capital, so they maintain their embassies in Tel Aviv. But recently, US resident
declared to move its embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, which only pleases Israel
but no other state in the world. His rationale was to please the national
interest and Americans.
Though the
resolution is no-binding, it was historic to vote against the decision because
the vast majority of the world voted against the US’s move.
128 states
voted yes to the resolution, including all the other UN Security Council
members.
Nine states voted
against the US’s move besides the US and Israel were Guatemala, Honduras, the
Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau and Togo, all of which were
threatened to cut economic aid by the U.S.
35 states that
abstained in the voting included Canada, Mexico, Australia, Argentine and other
small countries that are also relying on US economic aid and military presence.
Also, 21 small
states, such as Samoa or Kenya, didn’t turn up for the vote to avoid conflict with
the U.S.
US President
said he would remember the states that would vote against US’s decision.
The world
will certainly remember what the US said and did at the UN General Assembly.
Fascism and
militarism caused the WWII.
Militarism and
ideology brought about the Cold War.
Now, religionism,
nationalism, and populism seem to lead the world to another conflict.
Enjoy reading
and learning why the status of Jerusalem is so critical to so many, and also think
what the world order is going to be like in 2018.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42446027
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