UNITED NATIONS: The 193-member United Nations General
Assembly will hold a rare emergency special session on Thursday at the
request of Muslim states on US President Donald Trump’s decision to
recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Palestinian UN
envoy Riyad Mansour said the General Assembly would vote on a draft
resolution calling for Trump’s declaration to be withdrawn, which was
vetoed by the US in the 15-member UN Security Council on Monday.
The
remaining 14 Security Council members voted in favour of the
Egyptian-drafted resolution, which did not specifically mention the
United States or Trump but which expressed “deep regret at recent
decisions concerning the status of Jerusalem”.
Mansour
said on Monday he hoped there would be “overwhelming support” in the
General Assembly for the resolution. Such a vote is non-binding, but
carries political weight.
