ISRAEL & PALESTINE: ‘Defying Trump, U.N. General Assembly condemns U.S. decree on Jerusalem’, New York Times, 21 December 2017
In a collective act of defiance toward Washington, the General Assembly voted 128 to 9, with 35 abstentions, to demand that the United States rescind its Dec. 6 declaration on Jerusalem, the contested holy city. Major allies like Britain, France, Germany and Japan all voted for the resolution, though some allies, like Australia and Canada, abstained. 'Defying Trump, U.N. General Assembly condemns U.S. decree on Jerusalem', New York Times, 21 December 2017