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On October 7, 2023, I woke up to the news of Hamas’s horrific attacks against more than 1,200 innocent Israeli, American and other citizens, like many around the world. Television news broadcasts were bone cooling-pictures of the unique babies; Father, mothers, sisters, brothers were killed in front of family members; Peace workers murdered in cold blood; And in taking 250 hostages, some of them still have been running for more than 20 months.
After that day, the United States called for an emergency meeting The United Nations Security Council To resolve this mass terrorist attack, big The assassination of Jews from the massacre. As the US Ambassador to the Security Council, I represented the United States at an emergency meeting on October 8, and urged the council to make a statement clearing Hamas to ruthless terrorist attacks.
Unfortunately, Russia, China and some other council members refused to approve such a statement. Simply put, it is disgusting and incomprehensible to refuse to call a spade a spade. Note: Even today, the Security council Hamas is not to be declared as a terrorist group.
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Going to a meeting of the Emergency Security Council on October 8, there was more global sympathy for Israel – and certainly the expectation of the Israeli military. However, once Israel takes steps to protect himself, the claim is asserted in Article 51 And Charter, many countries, mainly from Global South, condemned Israel’s response to inadequate and used as a cry of gathering to further distinguish it Israel In a multilateral system and beyond that.
US UN Ambassador votes against Robert Wood and vetos of draft resolution in Israel in the UN Security Council. November 20, 2024. (UNTV)
For me and my US government colleagues, it was not unexpected. Since joining the UN in 1948, there has been an unfortunate decline in supporting Israel at the World Organization, which began to accelerate after the colonial period in the 1960s. Many previous colonies began to mislead the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through their own struggles against European colonies, while Israel was considered colonial and Palestinians.
In 1975, Israel’s relationship with the UN reached Nadir, when the UN General Assembly passed the Gionism equally more politically politicized with racism, eventually withdrawn Unnia in 1991. Regrettably, the Palestinians and their supporters attempts to distinguish the UN Israelites to separate Israel and have not intensified from October 7 to 2023 from October 7 to 2023 and did not intensify on October 7 on October 7.
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My two-plus years as an ambassador in New York, I am Gaza and Cast a single veto In the two UNSC draft resolutions related to war, both of them did not have a clear condemnation of Hamas, direct contact of the ceasefire for the release of hostages, and 51 rights of Israel.
If these texts are adopted by the Council, they are an immediate ceasefire or a Release of hostages – But it would definitely give Hamas a time and place to reset. Other council representatives agreed privately but nevertheless, they suffered much pressure from their capitals to prepare a council document calling for an immediate ceasefire.
From the beginning of the conflict to the end of the Biden administration, the US regularly gave creative alternatives to the ceasefire language, while other council members demanded a clear reference to the immediate ceasefire. In rare cases, the council was able to find a common base on Gaza’s words when focused on upholding the principles of humanitarian assistance and civilian protection.
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But when some members decide to abandon the unity of the council and force votes over the decisions of an unacceptable ceasefire, the US has no choice but to exercise its Veto. Before casting every Veto, we recognized the potential collateral damage to the international reputation of America; However, the adoption of an unbalanced council resolution in our eyes cannot be practically or executed by the ceasefire.
In the eyes of the United States, it was essential to establish a limited and reliable consultation route to achieve effective, durable and sustainable end to war. Although the Biden administration did not end the war on its clock, he held talks about the three -stage diplomatic framework to pause the fight and release the hostages, which were eventually blessed by the Council and supported by the Trump administration.
To this day, one of the most important aspects of the council on Gaza is to exploit the situation there for a clear geographical political end of Moscow and Beijing: turn international attention from the Russian savage war against Ukraine. I have constantly reminded the council members that Russia will not criticize any country that gave any country that gave the terrible battle of aggression in Ukraine, in response to Russian statements in the Gaza Council, which condemned the US as a habit of facilitating the Israeli actions.
The United States again calls the UN Security Council resolution as ‘immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire’ between Israel and Hamas on June 4, 2025 in New York City. (Selkuk Acar/Anadolu by Getty Images)
I have publicly warned Chinese diplomats that they should pursue false allegations about the US, I immediately call their country’s support for the Russian military industrial base, denying that it does not support the fictional right of Beijing to support any party for conflict. Russia and China should end the politicalization of Gaza and contribute to peace efforts or simply overthrow.
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I am very disappointed that three US partners of the Council, Slovenia, Algeria and Guyana have chosen to piggiback on Russian and Chinese political shenanigans, although I hope to take anti -Russia and China. Their intention was to insult the US and forcing them to change the course with Israel’s strong support War with Hamas.
All the time, Washington was deeply aware of the scenes behind the scenes with Israel, Qatar and Egypt, in order to ease the durable end to the fight and to ease civil grief in the Gaza. But instead of descending behind those steps and working with good faith with us, they preferred to increase public pressure on the US and ignore American concerns about how Hamas and other deadly actors of the region perform – Iran, Hizbolla and Houties – for the damage of regional peace and safety.
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Considering the continuous council sections of the war in Gaza, some UN member states continue to give a diplomatic forecast for the future general meeting of the future (arms restriction against Israel and other rigorous international measures.
The latest US Veto, another council decision on Gaza, definitely provides fuel to those efforts. When I write, Palestinians and their allies continue to think of additional ways to go after Israel across the UN system. There is also debate in some UN sectors about the suspension of Israel’s voting rights in the general meeting, which is deeply angry with Washington and has severe political effects on the UN.
Since this tragic conflict has begun, I believe that many UN officials have to do the US, instructing Israel to end Hamas’s discovery and then somehow the magical end of the fight will come into effect.
On his part, I feel the true hesitation to treat Israel as a legal state with its own national security concerns. Although the United States truly influence with Israel, it is best to think that these colleagues can simply be directed to Jerusalem and should not be done as a response to the fact that it is the threats of existence.
Russia and China should end the politicalization of Gaza and contribute to peace efforts or simply overthrow.
Misguided stress on the US, relentless attempts to distinguish the tactics of Israel, Russian and Chinese turning tactics, obscure Antismitism, And some states are hesitant to compromise on the Gaza War, and the security council’s ability to speak with a single voice. Until these unfortunate practices stop, the council does not matter to the solution to the Gaza and the vast Israel-Palestinian conflict.
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It is true that now no one can ignore the terrible tragedy of Gaza, but it is true that the UN member states that influenced Hamas have taken a strategic decision not to use it. The hesitation of many countries over the years to condemn publicly Ghost Since the terrorist group has to continue it, it only provides the oxygen to continue, even if it continues to experience the death and suffering of Palestinians in Gaza.
To end this war, Hamas must be disarmed and dissolved. There will be no peace until it is done in Gaza. Gajans deserve the opportunity to live in peace and find a prosperous future. Hamas’s advanced rule does not bring them.
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