U.N. Security Council to vote Monday on rejecting U.S. Jerusalem decision

"The United Nations Security Council will vote Monday on a draft resolution that would reject US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, diplomats said.

Egypt on Sunday requested the vote for the next day. On Saturday, it presented the measure that is likely to be vetoed by the United States.

The one-page text, seen by the AFP news agency, does not specifically mention the US or Trump.

The draft resolution stresses that Jerusalem is an issue 'to be resolved through negotiations' and expresses 'deep regret at recent decisions concerning the status of Jerusalem.'

'Any decisions and actions which purport to have altered the character, status or demographic composition of the Holy City of Jerusalem have no legal effect, are null and void and must be rescinded,' it said...

Israeli envoy to the UN Danny Danon on Saturday slammed the Security Council bid as another Palestinian attempt to rewrite history.

'No vote or discussion can change the clear reality - Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, now and always. We will continue to fight for the historical truth, this time, together with our allies,' Danon said.

The vote comes two days after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Muslim nations would ask the United Nations for an 'annulment' of Trump's December 6 decision.

It is highly unlikely that any resolution would pass the Security Council, where the US is one of five permanent members with a veto. US Ambassador Nikki Haley is a staunch supporter of Israel, who has made eliminating UN bias against Israel a key goal. Haley praised Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as 'the just and right thing to do.'

Erdogan said the initiative would start at the UN Security Council, where a vote would carry more weight, but promised, if it is vetoed there, that 'we will work within the UN General Assembly for the annulment of this unjust and lawless decision.' General Assembly decisions are non-binding..."