UN Approves US 'Peace Plan' for Gaza, Ignores its Own Previous Vetoes
The Security Council has finally approved a US-backed proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. This 'US-backed' framing conveniently omits the four previous times the US vetoed UN Security Council resolutions demanding a permanent ceasefire since October, according to UN records (Security Council Report, December 2023, March, April 2024). Now, after months of enabling the carnage, Washington presents its
own plan as a humanitarian breakthrough, and the international body meekly ratifies it. One might wonder if they simply needed enough Palestinian children to be dead before a 'negotiated' peace became palatable. (FT: UN Security Council approves US-backed proposal for Gaza, June 2024) This isn't a peace plan; it's a desperate PR stunt by the Biden administration, desperate to scrub the blood from
its hands ahead of an election. How many vetoes does it take for a 'peace process' to become a punchline? The world watches as the US unilaterally dictates the terms of a ceasefire it opposed every step of the way, framing its policy of deliberate obstruction as leadership. It's a miracle they didn't veto the resolution approving their own resolution.