"It puts the United Nations on record denying the Palestinian right of self-determination, while doing nothing to stop the Israeli assault, imposed famine, and ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip. (The daily killing of Palestinians continues, with an average of two children killed every day since the ceasefire, according to UNICEF.) It also said not a word about accountability for Israel's crimes, or about the urgency of stopping arms transfers to Israel-arms that come overwhelmingly from the United States."
"And the resolution is dangerous in a bunch of other ways, too. The near-unanimous vote did not just provide a thick layer of blue-washed UN credibility to the US plan to take over colonization of Gaza, and give a UN imprimatur to Trump's entire 20-point "peace" plan. It did not just authorize a US-commanded international "stabilization" force (not a UN protection force) to occupy Gaza potentially in perpetuity."
The UN Security Council resolution passed on November 17 may violate UN rules and denies the Palestinian right to self-determination. The resolution does nothing to halt the Israeli assault, imposed famine, or ongoing genocide in Gaza, and omits accountability measures or curbs on arms transfers from the United States. The near-unanimous vote grants UN legitimacy to a US-led plan that could institutionalize colonization, authorize a US-commanded stabilization force to occupy Gaza potentially in perpetuity, and empower a Trump- and Tony Blair-led entity to control reconstruction, humanitarian aid, funding, and access to the Gaza Strip. The resolution appears to contravene major international treaties and court decisions.
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