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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Did they ever make such a demand of Russia after it invaded Ukraine?
Israel is responding to terrorists.
Russia invaded a sovereign nation.
The UN is a complete clown show... INCLUDING it’s permanent members.
But if it was the other way round, do you think that the UN would stop Hamas?
Israel has been a member of the UN since 1949. What happened to...If you are attacked...we will all come??
NO the UN has no power other than to bloviate
“”A majority of 153 nations voted for the ceasefire resolution in the General Assembly’s emergency special session Tuesday,””
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Oh wow, a super-duper emergency ultra special session contains stronger language than an October vote in the assembly!
Super-ultra strong language!
I wonder when the UN is going to send in their crack divisions to stop the inhuman Israelis over-reaction attacks on the peaceful freedom fighters?
Those Israelis’ better pay attention, it could be any month now.
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The UN has been beating on Israel since the first war after partition in 1948. Do they think Israel really cares what they think? If the UN wants to pretend it’s calling the shots, why don’t they order the hostages released?
Absolutely.
This country needs to have nothing to do with the UN...they are just evil.
Not a chance.
So what.
Did you mean to say the following?
But the Israelis have frequently been condemned by the UN when they have defended themselves.
Israel to UN: YFG, in reverse order.
Israel to UN: YFG, in reverse order.
praying that we can get USA out of this evil UnitedNazis Organization ASAP!!!!!!
to Hell with them!
any decent nations can get along just FINE without this Satanic bunch of devils, and USA will sure be a whole lot better off without all its enemy spies right in our largest city and center of national commerce, finance, and media
The UN can demand a ceasefire in one hand and c&#p in the other. See which fills up first...
You need to seriously stop killing the bad guys, they work for us.
Just a reminder that there WAS a cease fire on October 6th whose terms were violated by Hamas. Further, Hamas not only violated the terms but also committed war crimes.
So what is going to be different with this agreement?
Get the US out of the UN!
And get the UN out of the US!
More than 18,000 people have been killed in the enclave since fighting broke out
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I don’t believe that number but wouldn’t care if it were 100 times that many.
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