The U.S. was the lone Security Council member to vote against a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, casting its veto despite nearly 100 states sponsoring the proposal. The American veto provoked outcry from humanitarian and advocacy groups, with Doctors Without Borders (MSF) calling it “a vote against humanity.”
Reports emerge of Israeli snipers killing Palestinian civilians in northern Gaza, as U.N. Security Council gears up for vote on Gaza ceasefire, amid fears that continued U.S. support for Israel could thwart any diplomatic intervention.
State Dept. official Josh Paul resigned over the Biden administration’s Gaza policy. In a statement announcing his departure he called U.S. policy, “shortsighted, destructive, unjust, and contradictory to the very values that we publicly espouse.”
Speaking before the UN General Assembly on September 22, Netanyahu showed his vision for “reconciliation between the Islamic world and the Jewish state.” It means wiping Palestine off the map.
“The study is the most comprehensive and persuasive analysis of why the Israel occupation has now become illegal,” says former UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk. “It will be the intellectual and political touchstone on Palestine and international law for some time to come.”
Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) and Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX) are blocking $75 million in food assistance from reaching Palestinian refugees.
The UN’s World Food Program has provided food aid to 8,000 families in Gaza suffering from food insecurity, but is now suspending support due to budget cuts. As a result, many families in Gaza will go hungry.
The Israeli government is pushing member countries to boycott the United Nations’ first official commemoration of the Palestinian Nakba.
The State Department was asked multiple times whether or not the Biden administration was prepared to do anything to impede Israel’s new West Bank settlement plans– legalizing Jewish outposts– beyond the customary condemnations. Ned Price’s answer was “No,” but he used many words to get there.
Nikki Haley was the first U.S. governor to sign anti-BDS legislation, and once criticized AIPAC for not being pro-Israel enough. Now, she is preparing to run for president.