What the fuck is going on? It felt like as soon as the pieces were in place for hydrocarbon extraction the US started talking about ceasefire, then Europe fell in line the next day, then this UN resolution, and now we have the Axis of Resistance vetoing the ceasefire? Does anyone have an analysis?
First reports are that Russia and China (and Algeria and Guyana) are having issues with the proposal of the US. They say it would be an excuse for Israel to go into Rafah and continue their operations.
Now, I don't know how exactly they got that from the proposal. But Netanyahu's immediate reaction was that they will go into Rafah regardless of US support. So maybe they are onto something.
"A hypocritical spectacle by Washington, that does not pressure Israel." – Russian envoy to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, on why they vetoed the US's ceasefire resolution.
Nebenzya claimed the resolution was "increasingly politicized" and contained a "green light" for an "Israeli operation into Rafah".
Nowhere in the US's resolution text was the word 'ceasefire' even mentioned. To which Nebenzya accused Washington of "deliberately misleading the international community".
Nebenzya accused anyone voting in favor of "covering themselves in disgrace".
The US resolution was more cynical than I realized: not just pretending to call for a ceasefire in order to prolong Israel's genocide, but asking the UN to co-sign the fake "sexual violence" fabrication that helps Israel justify the genocide.
What the fuck is going on? It felt like as soon as the pieces were in place for hydrocarbon extraction the US started talking about ceasefire, then Europe fell in line the next day, then this UN resolution, and now we have the Axis of Resistance vetoing the ceasefire? Does anyone have an analysis?
First reports are that Russia and China (and Algeria and Guyana) are having issues with the proposal of the US. They say it would be an excuse for Israel to go into Rafah and continue their operations.
Now, I don't know how exactly they got that from the proposal. But Netanyahu's immediate reaction was that they will go into Rafah regardless of US support. So maybe they are onto something.
It seems this ceasefire proposal had conditions that lead to it being vetoed.
From DD Geopolitics:
"A hypocritical spectacle by Washington, that does not pressure Israel." – Russian envoy to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, on why they vetoed the US's ceasefire resolution.
Nebenzya claimed the resolution was "increasingly politicized" and contained a "green light" for an "Israeli operation into Rafah".
Nowhere in the US's resolution text was the word 'ceasefire' even mentioned. To which Nebenzya accused Washington of "deliberately misleading the international community".
Nebenzya accused anyone voting in favor of "covering themselves in disgrace".
From Aaron Maté:
The US resolution was more cynical than I realized: not just pretending to call for a ceasefire in order to prolong Israel's genocide, but asking the UN to co-sign the fake "sexual violence" fabrication that helps Israel justify the genocide.