US vetos UN ceasefire resolution for Israel/Gaza – and UK abstains
After United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, claiming that the conflict between Israel and Hamas there is a threat to world peace, the United States vetoed it.
Worse than that, the UK abstained.
The will of the minority prevailed that day. Was it because the United States is selling weapons to Israel?
Here are a few comments on what happened:
The United Nations just voted on whether or not to call a ceasefire in Gaza.
Only one country opposed.
The United States of America. Handmaidens to genocide.
— Tory Fibs (@ToryFibs) December 8, 2023
Tonight the UN Security Council voted on a resolution calling for a ceasefire.
13 of the 15 members backed it.
But the US vetoed it. And our Government refused to support a ceasefire.
How many more innocent civilians must be killed before our Government says enough is enough?
— Richard Burgon MP (@RichardBurgon) December 8, 2023
There is no hope when the leaders of the free world can’t bring themselves to understand killing babies and children is wrong killing civilians indiscriminately is wrong. The UN is finished and it’s been finished by Governments that talk about freedom humanity and democracy.
— Ian Hodson (@IanBFAWU) December 8, 2023
Adding insult to injury, the United Kingdom’s representative said Israel must be “targeted and precise”, and “civilians must be protected” – ignoring all the evidence to the contrary:
17,000 Palestinians have been killed, including 7,000 children. 60% of Gazas housing has been damaged or destroyed. 85% of the population have been displaced
UK rep at the UN: "We are absolutely clear, that Israel must be targeted and precise.. civilians must be protected" pic.twitter.com/RhgavABaix
— Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) December 8, 2023
What an hardened inhumane collection of pro-genocidal, corrupt, amoral, lying insensates the twin peak neoliberal governments of the US and UK are.
— Revolution Breeze (@SueJonesSays) December 8, 2023
And the result?
The US is seeing good will and political capital disintegrate by the minute.
Why is the U.K. joining them? Is it in our interest? Or because we have a political class who have outsourced foreign and security policy to Washington? https://t.co/yOibFZiA7m
— Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) December 8, 2023
Israel is already suffering an economic downturn because of its genocidal war of extermination in Gaza. Will the United States face the same?
And at a time when the UK’s economy is particularly vulnerable, can the damnfool Conservative government really afford to attack the national interest in this damnfool way?
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Not surprised the callous and despicable fascist tory fake government have vetoed UN ceasefire resolution. Given the fascist tories are responsible for directly causing deaths of innumerable disabled women and men as well as others who had the ‘audacity’ to claim their rightful state financial aid!
The stupid claims being uttered by fascist tories are almost unbelievable as evidenced by this latest stupid comment. ‘ the United Kingdom’s representative said Israel must be “targeted and precise”, and “civilians must be protected” – ignoring all the evidence to the contrary.’
Do the stupid fascist cruel and callous tories really think we peasants are so stupid that we cannot recognise contradictions and fake justifications issued by them?
Time UK leaves the UN because current fascist tories have violated so many international laws as well as our own national ones. We don’t have a government we have a dictatorship! Even worse Russia and China are using the fascist/zionist Israeli regime to score points by claiming to be humane whereas the UK and US are demonstrating they don’t care about the mass genocide of Palestinians by their bros the fascist Israeli regime!
I am curious.. You mentioned that Israel facing an emotional downturn. Can you elaborate please?
https://twitter.com/ToryFibs/status/1732774453040349354
Was just wondering if we will ever have a Labour Party again which is truly a Socialist Party and Left Wing preferably! I can’t tell any difference from a Conservative Party. I suppose there isn’t much hope now. I’m 82 and remember fondly the likes of Harold Wilson. Now we have Keir Starmer, pretending to be a Socialist but even worse than a Conservative. Sorry, I mustn’t ramble on but just felt I would like to be able to turn the clock back a little and have some honest politicians who really cared about us ordinary folk and looked after the NHS.
I remember Wilson. Just about. He’s said to have been the most intelligent prime minister the UK ever had.