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US vetoes UN resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire (www.semafor.com)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The U.S. vetoed a UN Security Council resolution Friday calling for a ceasefire to the fighting in Gaza.

The U.S. and Israel have opposed calls for a ceasefire, saying it would strengthen Hamas.

The vote was delayed for several hours over worries the U.S. would veto it. Diplomats from several Arab nations met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to try to convince the U.S. to abstain from voting.

As a permanent member of the council, the U.S. has veto power, and had signaled it planned to block the resolution. The U.K. abstained from the vote, while the 13 other members of the council voted for it.

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[–] [email protected] 111 points 8 months ago (4 children)

15 countries voting, they lost 13-1 (UK abstained), literally only the US voted against the resolution and yet they can veto it.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 8 months ago (6 children)

It is clearly US and UK vs Gaza children.

"Oh hamas did this and that so lets kill them all, stop water food and aid and move 2 million around" is not justified ...

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This was always the plan.

People are wising up but I doubt anything can stop it now.

Cat is out of the bag.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Does a "no" vote by the US automatically veto it? Or did they have to take an additional action? If the vote alone didn't veto it, that's the perfect place to hedge your bets. Vote no, then don't veto it. You can claim both sides then to appease everyone.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 8 months ago (1 children)

No by the US (or China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom) means veto.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Well that's dumb. But rules are rules.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

aww shucks we have to allow genocide its the rules

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

It was more meant that they couldn't vote no then not veto. That being the case they should have at least abstained like the UK.

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[–] [email protected] 88 points 8 months ago (1 children)

US refuses to block Israeli genocide of Palestinians.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 8 months ago

US actively supports Israeli genocide of Palestinians.

[–] paysrenttobirds 62 points 8 months ago (8 children)

I don't expect Joe Biden to act against his interests, but I also can't believe he thinks this is in his interest! Are there that many people in America who think this is the right thing to do? People danced when Henry Kissinger died, who fails to see the legacy of this?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (6 children)

He's banking on "trump bad, I good". So many idiots are falling for this and will chase you out of the room with their pitchforks if you said you won't vote for genocide Biden.

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 8 months ago (2 children)

These are times when I'm ashamed to be an American.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 8 months ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago

I'm 70 years old. Of course it's not the first time. Cute meme though.

[–] HerbalGamer 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Nowadays I wonder if you guys have any times you aren't.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 8 months ago

Trump years aside, I've rarely been so ashamed of my country. And I'm no spring chicken.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 8 months ago (32 children)

Genocide Joe is insatiable.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 8 months ago

No one should have veto power, it makes any organization extremely undemocratic. And given the American arsenal, it's already difficult to be democratic.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 8 months ago

amerikkka

[–] [email protected] 23 points 8 months ago

UN is the change.org of the real world. The idea is great but it only works on extremely rare cases. I know its purpose is to stop next world war but it should stop trying to seem like a platform for discussion as there is no discussion to be had when you give someone power to veto any resolution.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Every civilian death in Gaza going forward is a direct consequence of US actions. US is directly responsible for facilitating a genocide.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

The UN with their permanent members are a disgrace. All they do is uphold imperialism and say please don't do that.

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