(Wall Street Journal) Editorial - The reality is that Jerusalem has been Israel's capital for decades. The UN vote Thursday to condemn the U.S. changes nothing, because the UN doesn't get to decide which capitals America recognizes and where it puts its embassies. 128 countries voted yes, with Britain, France, Japan and Germany joining Iran, Russia, China and North Korea to condemn the U.S. We hope the Trump Administration finds ways to make clear its displeasure to the friends who abandoned the U.S. The best way for America to show the hollowness of this UN stunt is by proceeding with its plans to build an embassy in Jerusalem - and demonstrate to the UN that America is one nation that stands by its friends.
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