Pro-Palestinian Protesters Targeting Wall St. Denounce U.S. Veto of U.N. Cease-Fire Resolution
New York TimesDEC 2023
UN Vote on Gaza Ceasefire Delayed a Third Time
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The Spin
Pro-Palestine narrative
The US has enabled Israel to violate every UN-established universal human right while simultaneously preaching about the importance of such universal human rights declarations concerning other countries. To make things worse, the US publicly conducts an about-face on this issue every chance it gets — essentially touting its unchecked ability to make rules but not follow them.
Pro-Israel narrative
This resolution is incredibly hypocritical. While the UAE's draft calls for Israel to stop fighting the terrorists who attacked its citizens on Oct. 7, it has no similar call for Hamas to stop using innocent children as human shields. The US completely agrees that Israel should reduce civilian casualties as much as possible, but that doesn't mean there has to be a ceasefire. This war cannot end with Hamas in power — to do so would give terrorists a win without offering anything in return.