Egypt's Dar Al Iftaa's Observatory of Islamophobia praised the UN General Assembly over overwhelming vote to disavow Israeli ties to Al Quds.

The observatory hailed the efforts of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs along with other Arab and Muslim countries in their endeavor to support the Palestinian cause.

The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to disavow Israeli ties to Al Quds on Thursday. The vote was 151 in favor and six against, with nine abstentions.

The six countries were against the resolution are Canada, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, the United States and Israel itself.

The nine countries who abstained were: Australia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Honduras, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, South Sudan and Togo.