The Sword Plan A new round of Palestinian-Israeli clashes has continued for a week after a brief ceasefire. When a ceasefire will be achieved again remains the most important concern of the international community, and the Council has therefore placed high hopes on it. In December, the South American country of Ecuador held the rotating presidency of the Security Council, and the United States again vetoed the latest vote on the Palestinian-Israeli draft. According to Interface News,In a vote in the UN Security Council on December 8, the draft resolution submitted by the UAE "calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza" failed to pass. Of the 15 members of the Council, 13 voted in favour, the United Kingdom abstained one and the United States voted against.
Since the United States is a permanent member of the Security Council and has the right of veto, the resolution could not be adopted。In other words, after "giving China face", the United States has once again taken action in the Security Council, and we might as well sort it out.
A new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out on October 7, when Brazil held the rotating presidency of the Security Council, and a total of four proposals related to the Palestinian-Israeli issue entered the voting process, namely two by Russia, one by Brazil, and one by the United States, but none of them passed. The three Russian and Pakistani motions were all vetoed by the United States, and the "reason" of the US side was that it did not condemn Hamas or did not reflect Israel's right to self-defense
WhileThe United States' own proposal was jointly vetoed by China and RussiaThe problem lies in the fact that the United States has not even mentioned the "cease-fire" issue, which is of greatest concern to the international community, and China and Russia certainly cannot stand it.
In November, under China's rotating presidency, the Security Council adopted the first Palestinian-Israeli resolution in seven years, calling on all parties to cease fire。At that time, 12 of the 15 members of the Security Council, including China and France, voted in favor, and the three permanent members of the Security Council, the United States, Britain, and Russia, which hold the "one-vote veto," all abstained from voting very tacitly to allow the resolution to be passed.
Objectively speaking, in addition to the fact that the draft basically meets the requirements of all parties in its drafting, it is also because of China's assumption of the rotating chairmanship, which has given China a face. After all, on many matters, all parties need China's cooperation.
Judging by this round of voting,China, Russia, and France voted in favor of the "P5" countries that have the right to decide, and although Britain abstained, its position is obviously the same as that of the United StatesThis is because after the United States vetoes it, it is no longer possible to pass the draft, and there is no need for Britain to use the "one-vote veto."
First of all,The results of the vote show that the United States' "concerns" about the human rights situation in Gaza are nothing more than a show for the international community
On November 30, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made his third trip to the Middle East since the outbreak of the conflict, and in a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he asked Israel to "reduce the number of civilians in Gaza**" but was refused. After that, Biden also put pressure on the Israeli side, hoping that they would not punish civilians in their actions. Blinken also publicly complained that Israel says one thing and does another, and does not consider the safety of civilians in military operations.
Judging from the performance of the US side, it seems that it is more anxious about the human rights situation in Gaza than any other country. But,When it came time for the Security Council to vote, the United States was exposed for what it was, because its disagreement with the ceasefire amounted to an indirect hope that the tragic situation in Gaza would continue, and the United States was clearly showing false mercy.
Secondly, why did the Security Council vote on a "ceasefire" again?
On the one hand, after the resumption of the fighting between Palestine and Israel, nearly 1,000 people died in Gaza in just three days, and not only the humanitarian tragedy was repeated, but also even more tragicOn the other hand,It was UN Secretary-General António Guterres who invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter for the first time since taking office to ask the Security Council to vote on a proposal for a ceasefire in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, because in Guterres' view, the potential risk of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has surpassed that of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, and the number of civilian deaths is too high.
The main purpose of Article 99 of the UN Charter is precisely to press the Security Council to adopt relevant proposals as soon as possible "when the Secretary-General considers that the situation is likely to pose a great global risk". But unexpectedly, the proposal entered the voting process, but it was still vetoed by the United States.
Finally,The United States' insistence on protecting Israel may lead to catastrophe. On the one hand, Israel's military operation in Gaza, the punishment of civilians has caused serious dissatisfaction among regional countries, and this "anger index" is increasing significantly, and the four countries of Turkey, Iran and Egypt have interactedOn the other hand, Russia's Putin not only visited Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates this week, but also met with Iran's Raisi.
In the current context, Russia wants to break the isolation of the West by unleashing its influence in the Middle East, while the countries of the Middle East want Russia to come forward and unify the opinions of countries on the situation. The two sides hit it off, and if Israel continues to commit atrocities, it could trigger a military response from Middle Eastern countries, which could escalate the situation in the region.