China and Russia used their veto power at the UN Security Council to kill a US-sponsored resolution that said there was a need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, with other countries arguing its language was watered down. The US previously rejected a series of resolutions that demanded a ceasefire.
On Friday, the Security Council voted 11-3-1 on the resolution, with Russia and China choosing to veto it. Algeria, the primary sponsor of prior ceasefire resolutions, also voted against the motion.
During her remarks to the Security Council, US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that Washington wanted “an immediate and sustained ceasefire” in Gaza. However, critics of the US resolution say its text actually gives Israel a green light to continue its onslaught.
Explaining his country’s opposition after the vote, Algerian Ambassador Ben Jama said, “The text submitted to the vote today was not a clear message of peace, and would have allowed more Palestinian civilians to be killed.”
Executive vice president of the Quincy Institute, Trita Parsi, observed that the measure includes Israeli demands, while core issues for Palestinians are worded ambiguously. “The text points out that this effort to secure a ceasefire is ‘in connection with the release of ALL remaining hostages,’” Parsi wrote on X. “This is an Israeli demand that is not likely to be accepted by Hamas in return for a time-limited ceasefire rather than a permanent one.”
Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said the motion was part of a “show” put on by the US. “The UN Security Council has been unable to pass a document demanding a ceasefire in Gaza for six months. All attempts have run up against the wall of US resistance,” he said. “Even now, we are witnessing a typical hypocritical show, where the US is trying to sell something disguised as ‘a ceasefire’ which is in fact a vague formula for determining a ceasefire imperative.”
China’s ambassador, Zhang Jun, argued that the US resolution implicitly authorized further Israeli operations in Gaza. The US resolution is “evasive on the core issue of ceasefire. The final text remains vague, failing to call for an immediate ceasefire or even providing an answer on how to achieve one in the short term.” He continued, “Instead, the US draft sets preconditions for a ceasefire, which is tantamount to giving a green light to continue killing and is unacceptable.”
The US has voted against three previous resolutions calling for a ceasefire and other motions at the Security Council that would have condemned Israeli actions in Gaza, such as the February 29 Flour Massacre that left more than 100 Palestinians dead. Justifying those votes, Thomas-Greenfield claimed that the call for a ceasefire would undermine Washington’s effort to achieve a deal to release hostages still held by Hamas.
While the White House has fixated on achieving a hostage deal to end the fighting, Tel Aviv has repeatedly stated it will not end its offensive operations until it eliminates Hamas. Israeli officials say to achieve that goal, it must launch an assault on Rafah.
Aid agencies warn an attack on the city of 1.5 million will lead to utter devastation. Ambassador Zhang said the new US resolution did not even condemn a potential attack on Rafah. “The draft does not clearly express its opposition [to an attack on Rafah], which will send a very wrong signal and bring serious consequences,” he told the UNSC.
Kyle Anzalone is the opinion editor of Antiwar.com, news editor of the Libertarian Institute, and co-host of Conflicts of Interest.
Of course. And now msm is playing fast and loose with this “cease fire”, which was only a way to force Israeli conditions. So disgusting.
Of course the entire purpose of the US Resolution was another CYA moment, enabling Biden to claim – like VP Harris did earlier – that Washington wants a ceasefire when in fact it merely wants a hostage release and continued genocide. Fortunately the world is no longer fooled by the US – only dumb Americans still are.
It failed because it doesn’t actually do anything.
ATTENTION MODERATOR: PLEASE HAVE FIXED
“Aid agencies warn an attack on the city of 1.5 million will lead to utter deviation.”
Thanks for spotting that.
Any reason to believe that it WOULDN’T lead to deviation, though?
“Deviants and preverts” – Col Bat Guano, Dr Strangelove
You could expect a lot of deviated septums.
“everybody got to deviate from the norm”
Vital Signs
Linda the Liar…!
Maybe she does, but those are not her instructions, and that is not what her draft resolution said.
At some point in the near future, Biden has to choose between his beloved Crime Minister and his Re-Election Chances…! Although he thinks he can achieve both simultaneously…!
It seems he doesn’t want to be re-elected, he doesn’t care if Trump wins the election and above all he doesn’t care about the DemonRats Party…!
Too late.
This last round of lies has finished any hope he might have had. His calculated deceit is too clear this time.
The media attempt to boost his excuses fell apart too completely.
Just learned from an interview with Blinken that the Israelis are sending a team to Washington to “discuss an integrated economic, military and diplomatic approach.”
Translation: The US is preparing to directly support Israel in Lebanon. Gantz came to get confirmation of US support for that, then Netanyahu is coming to address Congress to boost support for Israel’s next move – which is into Lebanon, not just Rafah – and now this Israeli team is coming to set up the operational plan for the US and Israel to attack Lebanon directly. Israel will start it, then when they get into trouble, the US will come in – and that’s also why the US is building that floating terminal – to further enable US logistical support once Israel’s ports and airfields are out of commission due to Hezbollah missile attacks.
Four comments,,,,, Is rhat all…… ??????????? WHAT DOES IT INDICATE…. I dread to think!!! Also there is the very alarming to me mysterious disappearence of Bianca,,,,,!!!!!!!!! She was one of most experienced & &knowledgable here at antiwar.c-m. She wrote in Bosnian & English, had done sid work in Yemen. She was not the sort of person to go silent during a genocide of innocent ordinary people familied & KIDS!!!!!! She did not pull her rhetorical punches and knew the European prejudices resentments & follies like no one since Naboska Malic. Apologies for misspellings I may be making. To be continued
US resolution calling for ceasefire does not call for ceasefire. It was just a show for the US domestic audience. Hopefully with as much success as it did convincing anyone else in the world it was to be taken seriously. It does nothing but lift the art of cynicism to a new dizzying height and even that is nothing special anymore.
If Hamas were to release all its hostages, it could create the appearance of taking the high ground,and gain a propaganda victory.They prefer to toy with their victims and their enemies. any women hostages made pregnant by Ha,as bestiality will be kept until they have delivered, and their babies stolen.
“They prefer to toy with their victims and their enemies. any women hostages made pregnant by Ha,as bestiality will be kept until they have delivered, and their babies stolen.”
Wow. Already starting some future Israeli propaganda. Why not add that they’ll behead those babies? And tell us, pig shit, how do the Israelis treat their captives?
If Israel were to leave Palestine, release all of their infinitude of hostages, who are innocents, prisoners they call them, that they torture, rape, humiliate and mistreat in ways that would make any sane person involuntarily vomit, don’t commit genocide, emulating Nazi methodology to a point that would make Himmler and Heydrich see green with envy, and by extension, betraying and spitting each and every Holocaust victim straight in the face, and ended their atrocious Zionist Apartheid dystopia there we would be making progress.
If we are talking about beasts and bestiality, it are the Israeli’s. There sure is no humanity left in any of them. They shall live forever in infamy. May the shame they deserve soon fully weigh on their consciences if ever they recover one.
Most of Israelis also are victims of political and ideological manipulations. Zionist ideologists lied to them century after century about “ancient Israel”, their exceptional origin and their exclusive right to Palestinian land. They came and now many of them are born there. And yet Arabs are not ready to recognize Israeli right to this land. Where can go those millions of Israelis who are born in Israel? The problem would be very much difficult to solve even with a goodwill. There are no goodwill, only a lot of hatred. Genocide in Gaza will make the situation only worse for Israelis.
Any Israeli who agrees to live in peace with Palestinians and who bought their property from a Palestinian in fair trade can remain. The rest are occupiers and need to return to where they came from. If they believed the Zionist BS that’s on them.
If they supported the Zionist oppression – and that’s about 75-90 percent of the current population based on the polls – they need to be driven out hanging on the rails of the last helicopter. They deserve no sympathy.
Who can drive them out? Neither Egypt nor Saudi Arabia even think about that. US, EU and Russia, all of them recognize Israel as a state. Those who created this Frankenstein monster can’t just denounce it.
As long as Zionists are a dominating political power in US, UN is also not helpful.
Absolutely right, Albert. The resolution only pretended to call for a ceasefire, while in reality making it contingent on hostage deals, etc. that basically require Hamas to surrender — and are not going to happen anytime soon. It’s just more bogus bullshit designed to fool US voters, because the Dems and the Biden campaign are in panic mode over the upcoming election.
while core issues for Palestinians are worded ambiguously. This has always been the case since WWI or before. The British promised Arab independence in very ambiguous terms.
US thinks it can con China & Russia into its dominance at UN…. Not any more…! Times Have Changed…!
The UN is political,and politics is a dirty business.People who want peace compromise. Russia and China seek to use the tragedy of war to vie for positioning and power.This veto has not helped Gazans one bit.
This veto has not helped Gazans one bit.
And the resolution itself also wouldn’t have helped the Gazans one bit. That has been the only consistent thing in this entire slaughter. NOTHING helps the Gazans ONE BIT.
“This veto has not helped Gazans one bit.”
I am deeply touched by your overwhelming concern for the fate of the Gazans.
Watching Blinken at the airport in Israel, by his airplane, talking about this, it was obvious to me that he feels shame. He did it anyway, plowed ahead with his crimes.
His obvious shame and discomfort while doing his crimes won’t save him. His picture will be alongside other men who were at the right hand of genocidal monsters, essential to their crimes. His picture will be in history books beside that of Himmler, as one whose help was crucial to yet another notorious mass killing.
He will “live in infamy” for as long as anyone bothers to remember him.
I wish. He is 1000% shamelessly shameless.
Equality and Peace go hand in hand.
The Exceptionalism prevents US to practice Equality…!
The US resolution specifically condemned HAMAS while holding Israel blameless for atrocities and mass murder of civilians. I’m glad it was vetoed. The US, once again, comes across to the world as powerless, clumsy, and partisan. IF the USA really wants a ceasefire, we have it within our power to force one; stop feeding the IDF war machine,
Israel and the USA have the same goal, it is the Gaza beach front property and the oil they jut disagree about the strategy how to get it.
trump has the same interests, like his son-in-law. Jared talked as if Gaza is already Israeli property. Not a thought of business ethics or morals, much like Bolton and the Venezuela regime change that failed. These people are really psychopaths.