Posted on 12/12/2023 4:08:54 PM PST by FarCenter
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in war-torn Gaza, in a rebuke to the United States which has repeatedly blocked ceasefire calls in the UN’s Security Council.
A majority of 153 nations voted for the ceasefire resolution in the General Assembly’s emergency special session Tuesday, while 10 voted against and 23 abstained.
Tuesday’s brief resolution calls for a ceasefire, for all parties to comply with international law, and for humanitarian access to hostages as well as their “immediate and unconditional” release. It notably contains stronger language than an October vote in the assembly that had called for a “sustained humanitarian truce.”
The vote, hailed as “historic” by Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour, comes as the war between Israel and Hamas enters its third month, and as medics and aid groups sound alarm bells on the humanitarian situation in besieged Gaza. More than 18,000 people have been killed in the enclave since fighting broke out, the Hamas-controlled health ministry said Monday.
Israel has said it will not stop its military campaign until it eradicates Palestinian group Hamas, which controls Gaza, following Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel which killed 1,200 people and saw around 240 kidnapped, according to Israeli authorities. Over 100 hostages are thought to remain in captivity in Gaza.
Ahead of Tuesday’s vote, Israel’s UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan described the resolution as a “disgraceful” attempt to bind Israel’s hands, warning that “continuing Israel’s operation in Gaza is the only way any hostages will be released.”
Israel has rejected previous calls for a ceasefire, though it agreed to a seven-day truce for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
Israel along with the United States, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Austria, Czechia, Guatemala, Liberia, Micronesia and Nauru voted against Tuesday’s resolution.
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Total disarmament of Gaza.
Or what?
Dear UN
FO
NOTE TO THE UN:
THERE WAS A PERFECTLY GOOD CEASE FIRE-——ON OCTOBER 6, 2023.
Israel is flooding the tunnels of the Islamofascistnazis in Gaza with water from the Mediterranean. Too bad we can’t flush the UN also.
Leave it to traitor CNN to frame the UN Vote as “a REBUKE to the United States “
The UN has NEVER condemned the Palestinians - even in their worst atrocities. But have frequently been condemned by the UN when they have defended themselves.
An excellent point.
They elected to start this. The Israelis shouldn’t yet again use diplomacy to snatch survival and defeat from the jaws of victory.
BFD
We need to flood the halls of the UN chickencoop.
But they fail to state Hamas and the Palestinians do not differentiate between terrorist deaths and civilian deaths - they count them all together - Including those their own rockets misfire and blow their own people up.
Pretty sure Israel doesn’t care what the UN says.
How abt telling Ukraine to cease fire. They have been stealing our money for years now. Every military big guy should have millions in swiss bank accts. Zel has yachts, mansions and LOTS of cash. How abt we let him get away and let Ukraine fend for themselves. I bet NO ONE would give us money if we went to war.
Can I be a co-signer of your post? 👍
CNN and MSNBC are just vile, evil.
The UN is on the same team.
In the words of Bart Simpson..hey UN, GET BENT
Well obviously the UN wont like the Jews anymore, LOL
85 percent of Palestinians voted for and support Hamas, when one hostage escaped, a few of those Palestinians found him and brought him back to Hamas..yeah those are the “good” Palestineans we keep on hearing about so good riddance
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