Washington, Dec. 22 (TNS): US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has invited representatives from nations which did not support the General Assembly vote rejecting US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital to a January 3 reception, US media reported on Friday.
In an email exposed by Fox News, Haley invited those 65 countries “to a reception to thank you for your friendship to the United States.”
The General Assembly passed the resolution condemning US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, with 128s nation in favor, nine voting against, 35 abstaining and 21 no-shows.
In a tweet, Haley thanked “these countries for not falling to the irresponsible ways of the @UN,” and posted a list of the 65 countries who did not support the resolution.
Haley said the resolution, which passed with a large majority, was an attack on the United States and its right to exercise its own sovereign policy.
She warned that the motion could cause the US to pull funding from the UN.
