Posted on 11/20/2024 11:27:50 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
The United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution Wednesday calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza.
The U.S. was the only “no” vote, against 14 “yes” votes.
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield explained that the U.S. had vetoed the resolution because it did not include the release of 101 Israeli hostages as a condition:
We made clear throughout negotiations we could not support an unconditional ceasefire that failed to release the hostages.
Because, as this Council has previously called for, a durable end to the war must come with the release of the hostages. These two urgent goals are inextricably linked.
This resolution abandoned that necessity, and for that reason, the United States could not support it.
Simply put, this resolution would have sent a dangerous message to Hamas: There’s no need to come back to the negotiating table.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
If HAMAS wants a ceasefire, they only need to place their weapons on piles on streets for IDF collection.
Trump Effect
From the article -
“the U.S. had vetoed the resolution because it did not include the release of 101 Israeli hostages as a condition”
that’s actually the right move ...
Let me guess. Our NATO allies UK and France voted with the 3rd World in favor of Hamas, along with our Asian partners Japan and RoK
Current members of the UN Security Council, from their website.
Five permanent members: China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and ten non-permanent members elected for two-year terms by the General Assembly (with end of term year):
Algeria (2025)
Ecuador (2024)
Guyana (2025)
Japan (2024)
Malta (2024)
Mozambique (2024)
Republic of Korea (2025)
Sierra Leone (2025)
Slovenia (2025)
Switzerland (2024)
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