The United States for the first time voted against an annual UN resolution calling for Israel to withdraw from the Golan Heights, signifying a dramatic shift in US policy toward the territory.

Despite the unprecedented move by the US, the resolution still passed with 151 in favor, two against (Israel and the US) and 14 abstentions; and was one of nine anti-Israel resolutions passed by the world body in just one day.

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon thanked the US for the move and said the “UN should deal with Syria’s civil war, not meaningless decisions that won’t affect Israel’s sovereignty in the Golan Heights.”

“Today, we said in a clear voice — the time has come for the world to recognize we will not retreat. We thank the US for standing with us on this vote,” he said.

During the debate, the Syrian envoy vowed that Damascus would recapture the Golan Heights by peace or by war.

“If this resolution ever made sense, it surely does not today. The resolution is plainly biased against Israel,” outgoing US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said in a statement. “The atrocities the Syrian regime continues to commit prove its lack of fitness to govern anyone,” Haley said.

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