Amb. Majed Bamya at UN Security Council: we want justice not revenge

Ambassador Majed Bamya  @majedbamya Once the slaughter is over, and it has to be over, there is an expectation that Palestinians should move on regardless of the lives lost, of the limbs lost, of the loved ones lost.   There is an expectation that parents will walk the earth with the shadow of their killed …

A resolution that the US did not veto

Written in part by NPR: The United Nations Security Council has voted 14-0 in favor of a resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza for the rest of Ramadan. The United States abstained from the vote, clearing the way for the measure to pass. Amusingly, the resolution stated that it was non-binding and that the ceasefire …

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China at the UN Security Council 6 Feb, and Russia on 5 Feb

From Decensored News: Both China and Russia had strong words for the international community and especially the US for causing a region-wide conflict in the Middle East. China China tells UN Security Council that the recent US airstrikes “constitute a grave violation of the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of Syria and Iraq.” “The situation …