NEW YORK — The U.S. on Monday vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution seeking to reaffirm Jerusalem’s status as unresolved despite President Trump’s declaration earlier this month that the city is Israel’s capital.
While not specifically mentioning Trump’s Jerusalem decision, today’s resolution stated “decisions and actions which purport to have altered the character, status or demographic composition of the Holy City of Jerusalem have no legal effect, are null and void and must be rescinded.”
U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley called the Egyptian-drafted resolution an “insult,” maintaining that “the United States will not be told by any country where to put our embassy.”
“It’s scandalous to say we are putting back peace efforts,” Haley added. “What does it gain the Palestinians to put roadblocks to negotiations?”
“A peace process that denies Jerusalem as Israel’s capital is not a peace process.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to Twitter to thank the Trump administration for vetoing the resolution: READ MORE
