Members of the United Nations Security Council vote on an Egyptian-drafted resolution regarding recent decisions concerning the status of Jerusalem, during a meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including Palestine, at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Reuters: Arab states believe U.S. aid secure despite defying Trump Jerusalem move
AMMAN/CAIRO (Reuters) - Leading Arab allies threatened with cuts in aid by Donald Trump said on Friday they had no choice but to defy the U.S. president over his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, and did not believe he would follow through.
More than 120 countries, including every Arab nation, voted at the U.N. General Assembly late on Thursday to urge the United States to withdraw its decision, announced earlier this month.
Trump threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that voted in favor of the U.N. resolution, drafted by Egypt and supported by all members of the U.N. Security Council except Washington.
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WNU Editor: I think everyone is missing the real reason why President Trump threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that voted in favor of the U.N. resolution condemning the U.S. decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem. It was to not only tap into growing American public frustrations over what some perceive to be a world of freeloaders when it comes to U.S. foreign aid, but President Trump's threat was to also start the debate on what should be the purpose of American aid, and under what conditions and expectations it be given under. Howard LaFranchi has a good analysis on this discussion, and it can be read here .... In overwhelming UN vote on Jerusalem, a reality test for Trump's tough talk (Howard LaFranchi, CSM).
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