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"A Stunning Rebuke": 128 Nations Support UN Call For Trump To Withdraw Jerusalem Decision

"A Stunning Rebuke": 128 Nations Support UN Call For Trump To Withdraw Jerusalem Decision

One day after Trump escalated his war of words with the UN, threatening to cut off foreign financial aid over today's UN vote on the president's decision to recognize Jerusalem the capital of Israel, the United Nations on Thursday delivered what has been dubbed a "stunning rebuke" of the US President's Jerusalem decision, voting overwhelmingly to condemn the move and calling on the U.S. to withdraw the decision.

The final vote was a landslide against Israel, with some 128 nations voting in favor of the resolution. Nine countries opposed the resolution while 35 abstained.

Trump Threatens To Cut Foreign Financial Aid Over Upcoming UN Jerusalem Vote

Trump Threatens To Cut Foreign Financial Aid Over Upcoming UN Jerusalem Vote

As the United Nations general assembly is set to hold a rare emergency session on Thursday to consider a resolution condemning President Trump's recent controversial move to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, American Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley is lashing out, telling member countries that "the US will be taking names".

The RussiaGate Witch-Hunt: Stockman Names Names In The Deep State's "Insurance Policy"

The RussiaGate Witch-Hunt: Stockman Names Names In The Deep State's "Insurance Policy"

Authored by David Stockman via Contra Corner blog,

There was a sinister plot to meddle in the 2016 election, after all. But it was not orchestrated from the Kremlin; it was an entirely homegrown affair conducted from the inner sanctums---the White House, DOJ, the Hoover Building and Langley----of the Imperial City.

Likewise, the perpetrators didn't speak Russian or write in the Cyrillic script. In fact, they were lifetime beltway insiders occupying the highest positions of power in the US government.

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