While the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly last Thursday for a resolution effectively rebuking U.S. President Donald Trump for recognizing the disputed city of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and pledging to move the U.S. embassy there, Malawi was one of the 35 abstaining.

This vote by many of the brave nations came despite threats by Trump and U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley that the U.S. would take punitive measures, such as reducing foreign aid and cutting contributions to the U.N., against countries voting in favor of the resolution. Continue reading Malawi’s cowardly no vote at the UN speaks volumes →