Posted on 03/22/2024 6:57:00 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-sponsored U.N. resolution calling for “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more than 2 million hungry Palestinians.
The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 11 members in favor, three against and one abstention.
Before the vote, Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said Moscow supports an immediate cease-fire, but he questioned the language in the resolution and accused U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield of “misleading the international community” for “politicized” reasons.
The resolution declared that a cease-fire is “imperative.”
The draft that was put to a vote made no direct link to the release of hostages taken during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, which was in the previous draft. But it unequivocally supported diplomatic efforts “to secure such a cease-fire in connection with the release of all remaining hostages.”
The Security Council had already adopted two resolutions on the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, but none calling for a cease-fire.
Russia and China vetoed a U.S.-sponsored resolution in late October calling for pauses in the fighting to deliver aid, protection of civilians, and a halt to arming Hamas. They said it didn’t reflect global calls for a cease-fire.
The U.S., Israel’s closest ally, has vetoed three resolutions demanding a cease-fire, the most recent an Arab-backed measure supported by 13 council members with one abstention on Feb. 20.
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When Russia and China make more sense than the US, you know we are living in Bizarro World.
The Bidens knew this would happen in advance, so they can now tell both sides they tried to do the right thing..............
The world turned upside down is what it is.
At its best, the UN is worthless.
LOL…
Good.
Israel doesn’t need a cease fire.
The hostages are probably mostly dead.
Israel needs to raze Rafah (after carefully screening out “civilians”), and kill every last ham ass member hiding there among the “civilians” (a war crime.)
The administration knew how this would go. It is just trying to fool their stupid base for the poll numbers. That’s all DC is about.
iow...genocide, got it.
You missed the part about screening out the "civilians".
Please retract your obvious lie.
LIAR.
Please review this post and let me know if FR chooses to retain posters who support ham ass and bold face lie about others.
My thoughts exactly
Putting quotes around civilians is just a deceitful way of saying there are no civilians.
Even taking that deceit at face value (which i don't), "razing" Gaza is in and of itself is genocide by other means since the population you "spare" cannot exist there.
LIAR
No, I'm just saying the quiet part of your comment out loud...deal with it.
Yes, we are living in a Bizaro world and one only need look at anyone in the Bidenzaro administration to see who the Bizaros are.
<>iow...genocide, got it.<>
IOW do as the US did to Germany and Japan.
Want the bombing to stop?
Surrender.
Get it?
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