BREAKING NEWS FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL VOTES YES FOR GAZA CEASEFIRE U.S.A. ABSTAINS
March 26, 2024FINALLY! After 6 months of genocide and destroying Gaza, killing more than 32,000 Palestinians, the UN Security Council voted to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the first time since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. The U.S., bowing to humiliating international pressure, dropped a threat to veto, and abstained, marking a HUGE shift in its policy with Israel.
Whilst FAR FROM IDEAL, the resolution demanded an ”IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE for the month of Ramadan. It also demanded the release of hostages by Hamas, but DID NOT make the ceasefire dependent on the release of the hostages release, which was a major change in the wording from the wording proposed by the US in their failed resolution last week.
All other 14 members of the security council voted in favour of the resolution.
THIS IS A MOMENTUS OCCASION…BUT WILL ISRAEL ADHERE TO THE RESOLUTION?
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أخيراً! بعد 6 أشهر من الإبادة الجماعية وتدمير غزة، التي أسفرت عن مقتل أكثر من 32 ألف فلسطيني، صوت مجلس الأمن التابع للأمم المتحدة للمطالبة بوقف فوري لإطلاق النار في غزة للمرة الأولى منذ بدء الحرب بين إسرائيل وحماس. وقد أسقطت الولايات المتحدة، التي خضعت للضغوط الدولية المهينة، تهديدها باستخدام حق النقض، وامتنعت عن التصويت، مما يمثل تحولاً هائلاً في سياستها مع إسرائيل.
English Script:
Yamazaki Kazuyuki: Will those in favor of the draft resolution contained in the document S/2024/254 please raise their hand? Those against? Abstention? The result of the voting is as follows: 14 votes in favor. Zero vote against. One abstention. The draft resolution has been adopted as resolution 27/28, 2024.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield: Colleagues, we appreciated the willingness of members of this Council to take some of our edits and improve on this resolution. Still, certain key edits were ignored, including our requests to add a condemnation of Hamas, and we did not agree with everything in the resolution. For that reason, we were unfortunately not able to vote yes, and we believe it was important for the council to speak out and make clear that our ceasefire must, any ceasefire must come with the release of all hostages. Colleagues, we meet during the holy month of Ramadan. There should be a season of peace for Muslim communities around the world. Just this October 7th, Simchat Torah should have been a day of peace for Jewish communities. This resolution rightly acknowledges that during the month of Ramadan, we must recommit to peace. Hamas can do that by accepting the deal on the table. A ceasefire can begin immediately with the release of the first hostage. And so we must put pressure on Hamas to do just that. This is the only path to securing a ceasefire and the release of hostages as we have all called for today. That is what this resolution means, a ceasefire of any duration must come with the release of hostages. This is the only path.