The United Nations General Assembly voted Thursday in an emergency special session to reject U.S. President Donald Trump’s declaration of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
周四，聯合國大會在一次緊急特別會議上進行了投票，以否認美國總統唐納·川普宣布耶路撒冷為以色列首都的舉動。
The U.N. resolution was approved with 128 「yes」 votes, nine 「no」 votes, and 35 abstentions.
這次聯合國決議以128個贊成票、9個否決票、35個棄權票通過。
Before the vote, Trump and his U.N. ambassador, Nikki Haley, had threatened to cut off aid to member states that voted in favor of the resolution.
在此次投票之前，川普與其聯合國大使妮基·海利曾威脅說要切斷對成員國的援助，除非他們對此次決議投贊成票。
Speaking before the resolution was approved, Haley said:「The United States will remember this day in which it was singled out for attacks in the General Assembly for the very act of exercising our right as a sovereign nation.We will remember it when we are called upon to once again make the world’s largest contribution to the United Nations.」
決議通過之前，海利曾發表講話道：「美國將會銘記這一天，因為就在這一天，美國就僅僅因為行使其作為一個主權國家的權利而受到針對性攻擊。我們會銘記這一天，這一天我們再一次成為聯合國最大的貢獻國。」
Earlier this month, Trump reversed years of U.S. policy in recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.The decision led to anger and protests from Palestinians and across the Arab world.
本月初，川普一改多年的美國政策，轉而認可耶路撒冷為以色列首都。這項決定激起了巴勒斯坦和整個阿拉伯世界的憤怒和抗議。
Israel considers Jerusalem its indivisible capital and wants all embassies based there.Palestinians want the capital of an independent Palestinian state to be in eastern Jerusalem.Israel captured that area in the Six-Day War in 1967.However, the move was never recognized internationally.
以色列將耶路撒冷視為其不可分割的首都，並且希望所有大使館都能駐紮在此地。巴勒斯坦希望將獨立的巴勒斯坦國的首都設在耶路撒冷東部。以色列在1967年的第三次中東戰爭中佔領了耶路撒冷。然而，此舉並未得到國際社會的認可。
On Thursday, an aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas thanked countries that voted in favor of the resolution,despite in his words 「all the pressure exerted on them.」
周四，總統馬哈茂德·阿巴斯的助手對那些對此次決議投贊成票的國家表示感謝。雖然用他的話來說，這些國家「是因為受到了壓力才投贊成票的。」
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he completely rejects the 「preposterous」 U.N. resolution.He said in a video published on Facebook that Jerusalem 「always was, always will be Israel’s capital.」He also thanked Trump for his defense of Israel.
以色列總理本雅明·內塔尼亞胡表示，他完全否認這次「荒謬的」聯合國決議。他在臉書上發布的一則視頻中表示，耶路撒冷「以前一直是，以後也一直會是以色列的首都。」他還對川普捍衛以色列利益表示感謝。
While Thursday’s vote was a victory for Palestinians, fewer U.N. members voted 「yes」 than expected.Observers had predicted at least 150 「yes」 votes.
雖然周四的投票結果對於巴勒斯坦來說是一次勝利，但投贊成票的聯合國成員國還是比預期的要少。觀察員國家此前預計的贊成票至少有150票。
The United States vetoed a similar draft resolution on Monday in the 15-member U.N. Security Council.The remaining 14 members voted in favor of it.However, the U.S. used its veto power to block its adoption.
周一，美國在由15個成員國組成的聯合國安理會上，對類似的草案決議投了反對票。剩下的14個成員國投了贊成票。不過，美國還是動用了自己的否決權阻止了這次決議的通過。
Haley said after Monday’s vote, 「The United States will not be told by any country where we can put our embassy.」Trump has said he plans to move the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
海利在周一投票後表示，「沒有任何一個國家可以告訴美國我們應該將大使館設置在何處。」川普曾表示，他計劃將美國大使館在以色列的大使館從特拉維夫市遷移到耶路撒冷。
Haley also warned other countries in a letter before Thursday’s vote.At the U.N., several diplomats said they had received Haley’s letter, but did not plan to change their position.
在周四的投票開始前，海利還通過信件的中警告了其他國家。聯合國有多位外交官表示，他們收到了海利的信，但並不打算改變立場。
Thursday’s emergency General Assembly session was requested by Palestinian envoy Riyad Mansour.Mansour said he hoped the measure would receive 「overwhelming support.」
周四的緊急聯合國大會是由巴勒斯坦大使利亞德·曼蘇爾發起的。曼蘇爾表示，他希望這個請求會得到「強烈支持。」
General Assembly resolutions are non-binding.Rather, they demonstrate the majority opinion of the international community.
聯合國大會決議不具有約束性。相反，它們只能代表國際社會的大多數觀點。
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