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US vetoes UN resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire (www.semafor.com)
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The U.S. vetoed a UN Security Council resolution Friday calling for a ceasefire to the fighting in Gaza.

The U.S. and Israel have opposed calls for a ceasefire, saying it would strengthen Hamas.

The vote was delayed for several hours over worries the U.S. would veto it. Diplomats from several Arab nations met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to try to convince the U.S. to abstain from voting.

As a permanent member of the council, the U.S. has veto power, and had signaled it planned to block the resolution. The U.K. abstained from the vote, while the 13 other members of the council voted for it.

read more: https://www.semafor.com/article/12/08/2023/un-security-council-votes-on-gaza-ceasefire-resolution-amid-israel-hamas-conflict

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[–] nul9o9@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Sitting out in the next presidential election is a vote for "I'll be a dictator" Trump. That's just the way it is.

[–] penquin@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I've heard this same sentence literally every single elections.

[–] nul9o9@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Is it not true? Is this another shit sandwich vs giant douchebag argument?

[–] penquin@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It is true, but I believe it's manufactured. It's done on purpose. I'm personally not falling for it again. I'm done with voting for the "lesser of two evils".

[–] PRUSSIA_x86@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Don't be naive. What's happening now is the result of a pattern in human behavior which has played out countless times before. It may be cathartic to throw your arms up and say "nothing matters and everything is a lie, burn it all" but that's not productive and it will allow the greater of many evils to win.