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The UN General Assembly has decisively backed a resolution effectively calling on the US to withdraw its recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
The text says that any decisions regarding the status of the city are "null and void" and must be cancelled.
The non-binding resolution was approved by 128 states, with 35 abstaining and nine others voting against.
It came after US President Donald Trump threatened to cut financial aid to those who backed the resolution.
Before the vote, the Palestinian foreign minister urged member states to reject "blackmail and intimidation".
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meanwhile said it would reject the anticipated result "outright" and dismissed the UN as a "house of lies".
What is so contentious about Jerusalem's status?
The status of Jerusalem goes to the heart of Israel's conflict with the Palestinians.
Israel occupied the east of the city in the 1967 Middle East war and regards the entire city as its indivisible capital.
The Palestinians claim East Jerusalem as the capital of a future state and its final status is meant to be discussed in the latter stages of peace talks.
Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem has never been recognised internationally, and all countries currently maintain their embassies in Tel Aviv. However, President Trump has told the US state department to start work on moving the US embassy.
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What does the UN resolution say?
The 193-member UN General Assembly held a rare emergency special session at the request of Arab and Muslim states, who condemned Mr Trump's decision to reverse decades of US policy earlier this month.
The Palestinians called for the meeting after the US vetoed a Security Council resolution that was similar to the text approved on Thursday.
The text put forward by Turkey and Yemen does not mention the US, but expresses "deep regret at recent decisions concerning the status of Jerusalem".
It also says "any 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status or demographic composition of the Holy City of Jerusalem have no legal effect, are null and void and must be rescinded in compliance with relevant resolutions of the Security Council".
How has the US reacted?
In a speech before the vote, US permanent representative Nikki Haley stressed that the US decision did not prejudge any final status issues, and did not preclude a two-state solution if the parties agreed to that.
"The United States will remember this day, on which it was singled out for attack in the General Assembly for the very act of exercising our right as a sovereign nation," she said.
"America will put our embassy in Jerusalem. That is what the American people want us to do. And it is the right thing to do. No vote in the Untied Nations will make any difference on that."
On Wednesday, Mr Trump warned he might cut financial aid to states who voted in favour of the resolution.
"They take hundreds of millions of dollars and even billions of dollars and then they vote against us," he said. "Well, we're watching those votes," he added. "Let them vote against us. We'll save a lot. We don't care."
What do Israel and the Palestinians say?
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said the General Assembly had undergone "an unprecedented test" before the vote.
"History records names, it remembers names - the names of those who stand by what is right and the names of those who speak falsehood. Today we are seekers of rights and peace," he said.
Mr Maliki asserted that the US declaration "serves the Israel government in implementing its colonial plans, it serves the powers of extremism and terrorism in the region and the world".
Israeli permanent representative Danny Danon said it was "shameful that this meeting is even taking place", adding that Jerusalem "is the capital of the State of Israel, period. It is a fact that simply cannot be disputed."
Mr Danon predicted the resolution would "end up in the trash-bin of history".
"I have no doubt that the day will come when the entire international community will finally come to recognise Jerusalem as the eternal capital of the state of Israel."

source:
www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42446027

collect ur ban

this govt wants to mortgage the future of this country.

in two years they have borrowed more than the clueless one borrowed in 5 years

Luukasz:
Absolutely China doesn't use it even twitter, although they have their own version of twitter which is popular in Asia and it was built by the chinese

men must always have there way!

naijaboiy:
[color=#1980BC]No shït. Boys go find way. [/color]

I de tell you, people no de die? u carry dead person... way don already show self.. China de do Facebook?

kaymighty:
How well do you think this will work in China where they resemble one another?

Facebook ain't popular in China... I don't think they make use of it there or it has restrictions to some countries... I stand to be corrected.

nice camel toe

seguno2:
You never see housemaid run comot from kitchen because the heat too much?

I think Omenka has regain his conscience after Mainagate.

as for the rest, I think they are being paid.

you will never see ngeneukwuewu here, or even sarrki..




e be like omenkalives de leave

CharlotteFlair:
You are not abreast with eastern politics.

lol, the politics played in the south east is appalling

fro example, assuming APC finds its party in disarray, and baba happens to cross carpet to PDP.. won't PDP welcome him?

Uche Second us will be proud of him... polities all about interest in Nigeria.. get that.

have you asked yourself why Atiku now..

tell me the eastern politician who can pull crowd? who can be loved in the north?

CharlotteFlair:
He is not welcome!

haha,
politics is a game of numbers!


who do you think that merits the VP slot from the SE?
Perter Obi? no
maybe the current deputy senate president.. i don't think he is ready to leave the senate yet..
another might be Orji Kalu.. but dude just fvnked up by becoming a sell out.

my Thoughts BTW.

I foresee this man joining PDP soon, to vie for the Vice President slot to Atiku come 2019...

danie09:
Like seriously? Uti is gay?

yeah bro, seriously serious

NwaAmaikpe:




He stopped acting simply because he got a very wealthy sugar daddy.

like you know that dude too well..

Niqqa is a gay, a damn fvcken gay...

if na IPOB now dey go know how to shoot them..
no worry, e go reach all man turn.. na one by one..
let the game begin!

NwaAmaikpe:



Every child is a gift from God. Except those gotten from rape.

I thought they say, God gives children?

how much is iTunes gift card of 100euro.
how much will you buy it?

justice12000:
Anambra- Any Attempt To Fraudulently Announce APC As Winner of the Election Will Lead To Chaos. IPOB may have successfully boycotted the election, may not have supported Obiano but will never ever accept APC in the state. Over the "dead bodies" of Anambrans to accept APC...impossible this will mean the end of Igbos as a people as Anambra represent the cradle (birthplace) and defender of the entire Igbo Race. As a Nairalander said a while: if you want to destroy Igbo as a people, start from Anambra. Anambra falls, the rest falls. The enemy knows this, and is working around the clock to gobble up Anambra. But the people will never ever allow this to happen. If you want to test the resolve of Anambra people, announce APC As the winner maka Chukwu.

stupid logic, una no need apc una come boycott election.
anakogheli.

Airforce1:
Congrats and a happy birthday to you Nne.






Only a prostitute would say marriage is not for everyone because they've got no plan of retiring soon.

My bible says "A man must leave his fathers house and go get a wife and the two of them shall become one".

My bible also says that "whoso ever findeth a wife findeth a good thing and obtains favour of the Lord".


The white people brought homosexuality to us and some of us accepted it.

The white man brought feminism to us and some of us who don't even know what feminism is all about foolishly accepted it.

Now the white man told us that marriage is not for everyone (because they're cool with their gay lifestyle) and we blindly accepted it so I ask , are we to follow what the white man told us or we are to follow the lay down laws of God almighty ?


Ever wondered why there are so many unmarried women around us today?
The answer is because they chosed to follow what the white man told them till they grew old single , desperate and running from church to churches in search of husband.


Our parents didn't follow what the white man told them about marriage and their marriage lasted forever....
The same can't be said about today's marriage .

Smh



.

if I may ask... who brought this Bible you are quoting

who brought Christianity... you we're making sense till u started making remarks.

sarrki:
Ipobs criminals

Ipobs occultist

Ipobs miscreants

you claiming patriot here but u stinks to the high heaven... do this people tell u that they are ipob members??
u labeling all igbos ipob, then castigating them... u sucks big time.

a swat personnel can't even speak correct English.
look at his reasoning.. you all(swat teams) are protected by the power of God, they went to the mosque were the power of God is not there

the stvpid governor won't do anything to create wealth in the state rather embark on the fruitless shenanigan of erecting statues.

they should face the law.

when you are an arsenal fan
you bank with wema bank
you are from IMO and
buhari is your president!

sarrki:
Where

Observed lately that crime reporters when its south west the name will be there

But if nah east side no location will be mentioned

u are a bigot

na small small.. waiting for the first lady to come out unclad .. others will follow.

increasing minimum wage is never a bad idea, some countries are cutting salaries and creating more shift in order to recruit more staffs in their civil service. ie creating jobs for the teeming youths. don't get me wrong, I don't say Nigeria should slash salaries, but how many States are paying salaries with this same minimum wage in due time?
if they should increase the minimum wage what is the fate of these states?
what we should we should be clamouring for should be job creation.
the alarming rate of youths both graduates roaming the streets, going from one bet shop to another is absurd.
the crime rate is also increasing.

massinola:
The hypocrisy of many Pentecostal churches reaches high heavens. They will rush here to type poo about Catholic church, just because they can only dream of their numbers. But go back to worship ordinary man and chairs and call it faith. I rather honour Mary the mother of Christ than worship a mortal pastopreneur and his chair. Catholic I am, Mary I honour, and Catholic I will die.

there was this argument I had with some folks way back in school that Catholics worships idol. many of them were Anglican, I happened to tell them the history of Anglican church, how King Henry left catholic to marry a 2nd wife in order to maintain his dynasty.. they couldn't believe at first. but u know google was there to help out.. they were perplexed. I told them if catholic is a sham then Christianity is also a sham.

I ain't a catholic BTW.

can't wait to hear of weed baptising. church go flop yakpa

Clerverly:
Whats Wrong With High Lubbers These Days? See their Faces!

9ben.

shinarlaura:
Not at home... still at work..
Ok.
Am in Douala(Cameroon)

hey, can you prepare mpu fish and ndole? don't mind my spellings...

really miss those dishes ...

NwaAmaikpe:


I will bookmark this page for reference when these two have broken up.

This union is 100% unsustainable.

welcome back buddy

trash trash trash