International anger over US veto in Security Council

Sari Al-Qudwa

The United States has angered the rest of the UN Security Council by vetoing a draft resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and unrestricted humanitarian access to the besieged enclave. The US justified its move by claiming that the text undermines diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict. The US veto comes in an incomprehensible context, giving the occupation government the green light to continue its genocide against the Palestinian people. It is a moral stain on the conscience of the UN Security Council, and is the first veto used by Washington in the Security Council since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
Silence does not defend rights, nor does it protect those awaiting death, nor does it confront the repercussions of genocide. While humanity is being tested live in Gaza, the draft resolution was born out of a shared international sense of responsibility toward the civilians in Gaza and a responsibility before history. The US administration ignored all of this, preferring to stand alone in supporting the murderous occupation and the ongoing genocidal crimes. It participated in the starvation and siege of the people of the Gaza Strip, as the United States preferred to cling to political calculations and not adopt a just and responsible position.
The United States' use of the veto power is shameful, despite the support of 14 of the 15 members of the Security Council for the resolution. It is a stain on the moral record of the United States, and clearly expresses its complete alignment with the Israeli killing machine and direct political support for war crimes. The aggressive American policy towards Palestine, its people, and their legitimate rights represents a blatant aggression against international law, encourages the continuation of the war of extermination, and further pushes the region to the brink of the abyss, especially in light of the continued occupation of the land of the State of Palestine and the continuation of policies of aggression and war crimes.
The US veto is nothing short of a systematic war of genocide. It exposes the contradictions of US policy, which claims to support the two-state solution, while repeatedly preventing the international community from implementing this solution through its use of the veto. The international community is now called upon to exert pressure to overcome US bias and protect the Palestinian people and their legitimate right to self-determination, given that Washington's veto supports a war of genocide. Consequently, the US administration must be internationally isolated.
Protecting the occupation and covering up its crimes of genocide has not and will not bring security to the occupying state or to the entire region. The US administration's use of its veto power in the Security Council against resolutions to cease the war and allow aid into the country means only one thing: that America is a partner with the occupation in committing war crimes, especially as Gaza is being slaughtered with US weapons and support. This reveals the nature of the scheme, which has transcended all boundaries.
The blood of the Palestinian people cannot continue to be tampered with. International equations based on the interests of the occupation, arrogance, and force must be changed. History will not be merciful to the killers of Gaza's children. Their hands are stained with blood, and they are wanted for justice. Ultimately, justice and law will prevail, no matter how long the occupation continues to commit crimes of genocide and violate international law.
US policy and support for the occupation make the US administration complicit in the crime of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and war crimes committed by the Israeli occupation forces against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including Jerusalem. This policy has become a danger to the world and a threat to international peace and security.