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