US sees new isolation from Israel support

[Eugene]

Source: Agence France-Presse

US sees new isolation from Israel support

Issued on: 24/12/2023 - 02:33
Modified: 24/12/2023 - 02:31

Washington (AFP) – Nearly three years after President Joe Biden took office vowing "America is back," the country's international image is taking a beating as his administration backs Israel in its war with Hamas.

In one step back from the newfound isolation, the United States on Friday, after painstaking negotiations, let through a UN Security Council resolution on humanitarian aid for the beleaguered Gaza Strip, after vetoing two earlier calls to halt the fighting.

But the United States still remained apart from some of its closest allies -- Britain, France and Japan -- which backed the resolution. The United States abstained, joined only by Russia.

A week earlier in the full General Assembly, the United States was joined by only two European partners, Austria and the Czech Republic, and none of its Asian allies in voting against a nonbinding ceasefire call in the war triggered by an October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas.

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[Lunabell]

1. If only it were a war with hamas.

Only hamas. That's the problem. So many who just want to live in peace, beside their Israeli neighbors, are getting killed. I don't have any answers to this madness at all. Hamas doesn't care about the Palestinians or the Israelis. And vice versa. It's a stupid war between two immovable governments.

[David__77]

2. This war could have been executed radically differently.

Just for instance, by creating corridors for non-combatants to go to areas within Israel at the start.

The thing is, that would have been contrary to the basic purposes of the war.

[Lunabell]

3. And how about letting the Palestinians have a homeland too?

I'm sorry, but Israel can't claim it all. They need to realize that the historical Zion is gone. They need to share their toys and play nice.

[muhamed g]

4. Israel knows ...

that it has to kill 2 civilians for every Hamas soldier. And it deliberately accepts this ratio. There is no such thing as a war without collateral damage, and most of the world says Israel has used disproportionate force.