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United Nations -- U.N. General Assembly condemned Israel for its use of force against Palestinians civilians, and the killing of over 110 civilians in occupied Jerusalem. The following is the breakdown of the vote in the 189-member General Assembly.

It was adopted by a vote of 92 in favour and six against, with 46 abstentions late on Friday.

IN FAVOUR (92):

Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Ivory Coast, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Jamaica, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Swaziland, Syria, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

ABSTENTIONS (46):

Albania, Antigua-Barbuda, Australia, Barbados, Benin, Britain, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Germany, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Poland, Romania, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Macedonia and Tonga.

ABSENT OR NOT VOTING (45):

Afghanistan, Angola, Bahamas, Belarus, Bhutan, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gabon, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Iraq, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Moldova, Rwanda, St Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Tajikistan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu and Yugoslavia.

AGAINST (6):

Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Tuvalu and the United States.


Source: UN -- Posted 20, October 2000


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