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WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The UN Security Council on Monday voted to adopt a U.S.-drafted resolution endorsing President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza and authorizing an international stabilization force for the Palestinian enclave.

Hamas, in a statement, reiterated that it will not disarm and argued that its fight against Israel is legitimate resistance, potentially pitting the militant group against the international force authorized by the resolution.

Russia, which holds a veto on the Security Council, earlier signaled potential opposition to the resolution but abstained from the vote, allowing the resolution to pass. The UN ambassadors of Russia and China also abstained, complained that the resolution does not give the UN a clear role in the future of Gaza.

  • cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml
    62·
    3 days ago

    https://lemmygrad.ml/comment/7322303

    Russia and China abstained. They said the US rushed the whole thing through without giving anyone time to even properly discuss it.

    The problem is that this was supported by the Palestinian Authority, the Arab states, and Turkey. We here all know that these are compradors doing the US’s bidding in the Middle East, but to the broader world this looks like Muslims are united in supporting it.

    It would be a very bad look for Russia and China to openly oppose something that apparently (this is how the media presents it) Muslims themselves don’t. The West’s propaganda would immediately spin it as Russia and China standing in the way of peace for their own geopolitical reasons.

    They would blame Russia and China for any further war and Palestinian deaths, and a lot of Muslims internationally would believe it which would seriously damage what Russia and China are trying to do with the multipolar world. From their point of view it is better to let the US and the Arab states “own” this, especially since it is likely to be yet another failure.

    I’m not saying they were right to not veto. I’m angry and disappointed too. I’m just saying that this is how the Russians and the Chinese are looking at this in the broader global context.

    • geneva_convenience@lemmy.mlOP
      71·
      3 days ago

      If anything the entire world would understand if Russia and China said they opposed the resolution for not promising statehood to Palestinians. There are so many other easy angles to oppose this resolution besides disarming the resistance.

      • mistermodal@lemmy.mlBanned
        2·
        3 days ago

        It’s lawyer shit. Everything that happens at the UN is lawyer shit and it’s going to be coming up in court cases for centuries

        • geneva_convenience@lemmy.mlOP
          6·
          3 days ago

          It’s not lawyer shit this is about sending an international fighting force to disarm the resistance in Gaza for Israel.

          • limer@lemmy.ml
            2·
            3 days ago

            Israel is backed by the United States in the UN. An uncooperative Israel can effectively block this.

            Alternatively it could devolve into something truly horrific, as you suspect. And the other members of the security council will deeply regret their votes.

            • geneva_convenience@lemmy.mlOP
              5·
              3 days ago

              Israel doesn’t want to block this. The plan does everything they want. Disarm the resistance, no security guarantees for Palestinians from Israeli attacks, and no statehood for Palestinians.

                • geneva_convenience@lemmy.mlOP
                  21·
                  3 days ago

                  Yes it does. It couples IDF withdrawal from Gaza beyond the yellow line to disarming of the Palestinian resistance.

                  China and Russia have endorsed the ethnic cleansing of Gaza.