US vetoes UN resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire | Semafor
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The vote came a day after the U.S. Secretary of State issued his strongest criticism of Israel since the war started.

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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  • paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works
    581·
    10 months ago

    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?

    • penquin@lemm.ee
      114·
      10 months ago

      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.

      • paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        10 months ago

        Oh, I think he can bank on that. What I see is people looking to third parties. I just don’t think anything good will come of that.

        Personally, I can’t honestly threaten to vote against him, but I do understand other people feeling differently, and I definitely wish he’d make it less gross for me.

      • nul9o9@lemmy.world
        77·
        10 months ago

        Sitting out in the next presidential election is a vote for “I’ll be a dictator” Trump. That’s just the way it is.

          • nul9o9@lemmy.world
            22·
            10 months ago

            Is it not true? Is this another shit sandwich vs giant douchebag argument?

            • penquin@lemm.ee
              51·
              10 months ago

              It is true, but I believe it’s manufactured. It’s done on purpose. I’m personally not falling for it again. I’m done with voting for the “lesser of two evils”.

              • PRUSSIA_x86@lemmy.world
                31·
                10 months ago

                Don’t be naive. What’s happening now is the result of a pattern in human behavior which has played out countless times before. It may be cathartic to throw your arms up and say “nothing matters and everything is a lie, burn it all” but that’s not productive and it will allow the greater of many evils to win.