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U.S. Vetoes Security Council Resolution on Gaza That Fails to Condemn Hamas

Breitbart.com reports: “The United States vetoed a draft United Nations Security Council Resolution on Wednesday that called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza but failed to condemn Hamas, even while calling on it to release its hostages.

The vote was 14 to 1, with the U.S. casting the lone vote in opposition. Because the U.S. is one of the Council’s five permanent members, its ‘no’ vote counts as a veto.

SecurityCouncilReport.org reported that the U.S. suggested changes to an initial draft resolution circulated by the ten elected, temporary members of the Council, but that the so-called ‘E10’ rejected changes to their draft, dooming the resolution…”

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