Palestinians Pushing UN Security Council to Reverse US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital
The Palestinians are pushing the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to demand that the US reverse its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.At an emergency session of the UNSC on Friday convened by eight of the council’s 15 members, 14 member states condemned the US move.“We are satisfied that there are 14 countries in the Security Council that are defending international law, defending Security Council resolutions as they relate to Jerusalem and rejecting the unilateral, illegal decisions by President [Donald] Trump two days ago,” said Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour.Due to US being one of five permanent members of the UNSC, the passage of a resolution on the matter is unlikely.
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