Beijing, 11 Dec (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has once again exposed the United States' double-standard human rights practices.
Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhu Ruiqing and Song Ying.
At an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on the Palestinian-Israeli situation held a few days ago, the United States, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, voted down a draft resolution calling for the immediate implementation of a humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Analysts pointed out that since the outbreak of the new round of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, tens of thousands of people have been killed in the fighting, and the Gaza Strip has fallen into a humanitarian disaster. At present, a ceasefire and cessation of hostilities have become the mainstream call of the international community, but the United States, which often talks about human rights, has not only repeatedly blocked the adoption of the UN Security Council draft resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, but has also continued to provide arms aid to Israel, adding fuel to the flames of the conflict. The international community will be able to see who is playing double standards on the issue of human rights.
subheading) irresponsible veto.
The United Nations Security Council voted on a draft resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Palestinian Gaza Strip on the 8th of this month. The draft was submitted by the UAE and supported by nearly 100 countries. UN Secretary-General António Guterres said before the vote that "the eyes of the world, the eyes of history, are watching us, and now is the time to act". The results of the vote showed that 13 of the 15 members of the Security Council voted in favor, the United Kingdom abstained, and only the United States voted against, claiming that the draft was "out of touch with reality."
The United States, which often calls itself a "defender of human rights" and frequently accuses other countries of undermining human rights, opposes the draft resolution, which aims to protect the right to life of the people in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian Abbas issued a statement saying that the US position is "aggressive" and "immoral" and a flagrant violation of all humanitarian values and principles. The United States is responsible for the children, women and elderly people caused by Israel in the Gaza Strip.
The United Arab Emirates, which submitted the draft, expressed "deep disappointment" at the US vote against it, stressing that the result of the vote will not prevent the UAE from continuing to urge Security Council members to take action to bring an early end to the violence in the Gaza Strip. Russia's deputy permanent representative to the UN, Polyansky, said after the vote that "today will be one of the darkest days in the Middle East," and the United States once again blocked the call for a ceasefire. France's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Nicolas de Rivière, said: "France voted in favour of this resolution, and we plead for an immediate, lasting humanitarian ceasefire. ”
In October this year, the United States rejected the much-anticipated draft resolution submitted by Brazil and voted against the draft resolution submitted by Russia on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Iran's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Irawani, noted that the Council had encountered obstacles in taking decisive action, mainly because the United States had vetoed a number of draft resolutions.
Subheading) a steady stream of military aid.
All our missiles, ammunition, precision-guided bombs, all aircraft and bombs, come from the United States. Retired Israeli Major General Yitzhak Brick said in an interview with Israel a few days ago, "As long as they cut off their confessions, you won't be able to fight ......."Everyone understands that we cannot fight this war without the United States. ”
After the outbreak of a new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflicts, the United States not only vetoed the draft resolution calling for a Palestinian-Israeli ceasefire on international occasions, but also continued to provide direct military support to Israel, and countless artillery shells from the United States fell on the land of the Gaza Strip. U.S. Biden stressed that U.S. support for Israel's security is "rock solid." The US military has not only delivered a large number of aerial bombs and artillery shells to Israel, but has also sent an aircraft carrier strike group, deployed the THAAD missile defense system, and dispatched additional "Patriot" air defense missile battalions to the Middle East to "support" Israel.
The British "Guardian" article pointed out that US domestic law stipulates that US foreign military aid must not be used for purposes that "violate human rights." For example, the Leahy Act, which requires the United States to vet any foreign unit that receives U.S. training or uses the U.S. to ensure that it does not commit "serious human rights violations." However, the United States has provided so much military aid to Israel that there has been no substantive review.
Josh Paul, who used to work in the U.S. Bureau of Political and Military Affairs, which was in charge of the transaction, resigned after the outbreak of the new Palestinian-Israeli conflict, dissatisfied with the increasing military aid to Israel in the absence of scrutiny. He said in an interview that the combination of the U.S. veto of the cease-fire resolution while speeding up the provision of lethality to Israel raises doubts about the sincerity of the U.S. claim that Israel should reduce civilians in its operations.
The Australian "Pearl and Stimulus" article said that the current tragedy in the Gaza Strip happened because of the permission of the United States, and some politicians in the United States knew exactly what they were doing. They keep saying that they want to protect civilian lives, but in reality they are thinking about their own interests.
Analysts point out that the reason why US politicians strongly support Israel is largely due to political election considerations. However, as the Palestinian-Israeli conflict continues to escalate, the United States' behavior of "arching the fire" instead of "extinguishing the fire" will eventually be countered. Recently, there has been a growing level of sympathy among young Americans and minorities for Palestine. According to a poll conducted by Quinnipiac University in the United States, more than half of voters under the age of 35 oppose U.S. military aid to Israel. Therefore, Biden**'s one-sided stance on Israel may affect his approval ratings. (ENDS).