But only nine states – including the United States and Israel –voted against the resolution. Play Video 1:03 'We will remember this’: US slams UN Jerusalem vote – videoTwenty-two of the 28 EU countries voted for the resolution, including the UK and France. Ambassadors from several abstaining countries, including Mexico, used their time on the podium to criticise Trump’s unilateral move. Seventy years ago, when the UN voted to partition Palestine into Jewish and Arab states, Jerusalem was defined as a separate entity under international supervision. “Jerusalem is our capital, we will continue to build there and additional embassies will move to Jerusalem.

Source: The Guardian December 21, 2017 17:15 UTC