US veto blocks UN anti-Israel resolution

US veto blocks UN anti-Israel resolution

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Washington once again used its veto powers on Sunday to block a resolution calling for an end to the massive ongoing Israeli attacks against the Gaza Strip.

The council has only been able to issue a 'non-binding' statement that calls on Israel to voluntarily bring all its military activities in the besieged region to an immediate end.

The US, a staunch ally to Israel, has so far vetoed over 40 anti-Israeli resolutions sought by the council since 1972.

Since 2004, Washington has prevented the adoption of four other resolutions that called for Tel Aviv to halt its operations in the Gaza Strip.

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Incredible that they would let this sense less killing to continue. I expect the IDF tanks to start rolling in soon.

Funny how all MSM outlets only mention the Official statement to immediately stop the violence, but yet say nothing on how the U.S is letting it continue by vetoing a formal resolution.

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We are watching mass slaughter in front of our eyes and yet i am furious that i cannot do anything about it

once more the USA shows its true face , that it supports genocide ....

no wonder , that world hates USA, hopefully God or Russia will destroy USA once and for all

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once more the USA shows its true face , that it supports genocide .

No, it shows it supports its ally.

Now Darfur is a genocide. Where is the world on that genocide?

It is an outrage that the world’s leading powers can muster only 54 percent of a peacekeeping mission that they themselves authorized 17 months ago. While heads of state profess their sympathies for, and solidarity with, the Darfuri people they follow-up heartfelt talk with half-hearted actions. Members of the U.N. Security Council and their collective 54 percent effort deserve at best an “Incomplete” and are on a path for an “F,” as lasting peace, justice and security continue to elude the Darfuri people.

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Not so fast... Just came to Reuters;

- NO MENTION FROM US VETO!

U.N. Security Council urges end to Gaza violence

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 28 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council called early on Sunday for an immediate end to all violence in Gaza after the death toll climbed past 270 on the second day of Israeli air strikes in retaliation for rocket and mortar fire by Gaza militants.

"The members of the Security Council expressed serious concern at the escalation of the situation in Gaza and called for an immediate halt to all violence," said a statement read out by council president Neven Jurica, Croatia's ambassador.

"The members called on the parties to stop immediately all military activities."

Palestinian medical officials said on Sunday that 271 Palestinians had been killed in more than 24 hours of Israeli attacks on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Since the operation began, one Israeli had been killed by Palestinian rocket fire.

Diplomats said the Security Council meeting had been requested by Libya, the only Arab country on the council.

The statement, agreed upon after four hours of closed-door council discussions, called on all parties to address "the serious humanitarian and economic needs in Gaza."

It urged them to take necessary measures, including the opening of border crossings, to ensure Gaza's people were supplied with food, fuel and medical treatment. Israel has been restricting the amount of supplies that have been allowed in.

Council members "stressed the need for the restoration of calm in full" -- a reference to a six-month ceasefire ended by Hamas a week ago -- to open the way for a Palestinian-Israeli political solution.

Diplomats from several countries said they had preferred a cautiously worded statement on which all 15 council members could agree to a public debate where they would have clashed angrily over who was to blame for the Gaza violence.

CAUTIOUSLY WORDED

"We have had over the years many occasions when we had long meetings of the Security Council, strong statements were made and they did not affect anything," Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said. "Our hope and our expectation is that this modest ... press statement is going to have an impact."

But within minutes of the statement being issued diplomats gave conflicting interpretations of it.

Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour said it was clearly aimed at Israel. He told reporters Palestinians would now be waiting to see if the Jewish state stopped its "aggression."

If Israel did not do so within 24 or 48 hours, he said, "We, the Arab nations and our friends ... will come back knocking on the door of the Security Council in order to bring Israel into compliance."

But U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said the "way forward" was for the Gaza militants to stop rocket attacks on Israel.

"Clearly in that context Israel has the right of self-defense and nothing in this press statement should be read as anything but that," he told journalists.

Israeli Ambassador Gabriela Shalev said Israel would "wait and see if Hamas is really going to abide by the ... statement of the Security Council and we'll draw the conclusions," but did not make clear whether Israel would halt its offensive.

Israel "did not think it was so urgent for the Security Council after not being involved in the situation for such a long time to rush and call for the end of an operation which is taking place in order to protect our citizens," she said. (Reporting by Patrick Worsnip; editing by Todd Eastham)

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Sorry I don't agree with you there. Yes it's true that the U.S Government and many western countries are heavily influenced by elite zionist. But one must not blame the citizens for the are only blind sheeple courtesy of the MSM propaganda machine.

I only hope for people to open there eyes and awake from their dream, and all is solved with a peaceful revolution.

[edit on 28-12-2008 by Zapataman]

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checking UN website and have found no mention of US veto.

Will keep looking.

MSM=Massive Sheeple Manipulator.

2nd line.



Cheers!!!!

[edit on 28-12-2008 by RFBurns]

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Yea they wont mention it just yet, they'll slip it in sometime after IDF finishes it massacre.

Not hard to believe they've done this before.

Just one of several
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Heh!

Originally posted by sadchild01
no wonder , that world hates USA, hopefully God or Russia will destroy USA once and for all

Everytime I read news about a shooting or someone on a killing spree I go "Good, I hope they kill each other some more"

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Well, because they are sheeple we can blame their stupidity.