Foreign Policy

US vetoes UN resolution to require Trump to undo Jerusalem declaration

By Associated Press
Published December 18, 2017 6:20pm ET
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US vetoes UN resolution to require Trump to undo Jerusalem declaration
U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley called the resolution "an insult" that won't be forgotten. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) | Bebeto Matthews

UNITED NATIONS — The United States has vetoed a U.N. resolution that would have required President Donald Trump to rescind his declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

The Egyptian-sponsored Security Council resolution was approved by the 14 other council members, a reflection of the depth of global opposition to Trump’s action.

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