Canada will abstain from a United Nations vote on Thursday condemning the United States's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

"Canada is strongly committed to the goal of a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East, including the creation of a Palestinian state living side-by-side in peace and security with Israel. Canada’s longstanding position is that the status of Jerusalem can be resolved only as part of a general settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute," Adam Austen, a spokesman for Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, said.

"Canada continues to support building the conditions necessary for the parties to find a peaceful solution," he added. "We are disappointed that this resolution is one sided and does not advance prospects for peace to which we aspire, which is why we will abstain on today’s vote.”

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According to Barak Ravid, a reporter for Israel's Channel 10 News, Canada considered voting against the resolution calling on Washington to reverse its Jerusalem decision, but ultimately decided to abstain to avoid being perceived as too willing to align itself with the U.S.

BREAKING: Canada considered voting against the UNGA resolution on Trump's Jerusalem announcement but changed vote to abstention after hearing Trump's threats in order not to be perceived as US puppet, Western diplomats tell me — Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) December 21, 2017

The decision reportedly came after President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE threatened on Wednesday to cut off foreign aid to countries that support the resolution, which is set to come to a vote in the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday.

It was that threat, according to Barak, that prompted Canada's abstention.

The U.N. resolution is not legally binding, but would exert political pressure on Trump to reverse his decision.

Trump announcement earlier this month reversed decades of U.S. policy in the Middle East and threatened to derail future peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians.