USA actually considered abstaining for the first time ever. http://russia-insider.com/en/breaking-entire-un-minus-israel-obviously-just-... http://bigstory.ap.org/article/bbf65503c10d47558075e427fac988d4/us-says-it-w... "The General Assembly voted 191-2 to condemn the commercial, economic and financial embargo against Cuba, the highest number of votes ever for the measure. Only Israel joined the United States in opposing the resolution, and when the vote lit up on the screen many diplomats jumped to their feet in a standing ovation."