Mixed votes from E. Caribbean as UN humiliates Trump

Last updated: 22 December 2017, 8:42 am

The United Nations has voted overwhelmingly to condemn Donald Trump's decision to declare Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

The UN General Assembly voted by 128 to 9 in favour of calling America's declaration "null and void", while 35 countries abstained.

Of the Eastern Caribbean states, only Dominica, Grenada, and St Vincent and the Grenadines voted in favour, with Antigua and Barbuda abstaining.

St Kitts and Nevis and St Lucia were among 21 delegations absent from the vote - suggesting President Donald Trump’s warning over funding cuts and Israel’s lobbying may have had some effect.

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Immediately after the vote the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, described the result as a “victory for Palestine”.

The Palestinians’ UN envoy, Riyad Mansour, described the result as a “massive setback” for the US.

President Trump had threatened to withhold billions of dollars in aid for countries that voted against America.

Forecasters had predicted at least 150 nations would back the non-binding resolution, suggesting Mr Trump's threat had some impact.

The countries which joined the US and Israel in voting against it were Togo, Palau, Micronesia, Honduras, Guatemala, Marshall Islands and Nauru.