The resolution, which is not binding, was approved by 128 states. At the same time 35 states abstained and nine - the USA, Israel, Guatemala, Honduras, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau and Togo were against.
As reported by the BBC, thus, the UN General Assembly actually urged the US to refuse recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
At the same time, the text of the document says that any decisions concerning the status of the city are "void" and should be abolished.
Four other permanent members of the UN Security Council - China, France, Russia and the United Kingdom, as well as key US allies in the Muslim world. Ukraine was among 21 countries that did not participate in the voting.
Recall, as reported URA-Inform, US President Donald Trump threatened to cut funding for UN member countries that vote for the UN General Assembly resolution on the issue of Jerusalem.