The former US ambassador reveals the reason for the failure of the United Nations Security Council in Gaza

On October 7, 2023, like many of the world, I woke up to the horrific news of Hamas against more than 1,200 American, American civilians and others who did not do that on that day. TV news bulletins were shredded in the distorted children; From parents, sisters and brothers, they kill in front of the family members; From peace activists who were killed in cold blood. Of the 250 hostages, some of them are still more than 20 months.

Later that day, the United States called for an emergency meeting of United Nations Security Council To address this mass terrorist attack, the largest The Jews have been killed since the Holocaust. As the American ambassador to the United Nations responsible for the Security Council issues, the United States represented the emergency meeting on October 8, and demanded that the Council be issued a statement explicitly conducted by Hamas for harsh terrorist attacks.

Unfortunately, Russia, China, and some other members of the Council refused to support such a statement. Quite simply, their refusal to call things with their names things with real things was not contained and incomprehensible. Note: To this day, Security Council Hamas has not officially announced a terrorist group.

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Moving to the Emergency Security Council meeting on October 8, there was a lot of global sympathy for Israel – and certainly Israel expected to respond militarily. However, as soon as Israel has taken measures to defend itself, the right to Article 51 of and The charter, many countries, most notably from the global south, condemned the response of Israel as incompatible and used as a mobilization for more insulation Israel In the multilateral system and outside.

For me and many of my colleagues in the American government, this was not unexpected. Since joining the United Nations in 1948, there has been an unfortunate decrease to support Israel in the world, a decrease that began to accelerate after the period of colonial end in the 1960s. Many of the previous colonies started a mistake in looking at the Israeli -Palestinian conflict through the perspective of their struggles against European colonists, with Israel being considered a colonizer and the Palestinians.

Israel’s relationship with the United Nations reached Nadir in 1975, when the United Nations General Assembly approved a very Christian resolution equivalent to Zionism with racism, a document in which the United Nations canceled in 1991. unfortunately, efforts by the Palestinians and their supporters to isolate Israel in the United Nations in fact, in fact, were not represented on October 7.

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During my years, which is increasing in New York as an ambassador, I participated in a large amount of difficult diplomacy in the situation in Gaza and The only veto is cast Among the draft UNSC draft of war related to war, both of which lack a clear condemnation of Hamas, a direct link to the ceasefire of the hostage, and refer to the rights of Israeli Article 51.

If these texts were adopted by the council, they would not have thrown immediate or a Horses’ launch – But it would certainly give enthusiasm for time and space for re -preparation. Other council representatives agreed separately, but they felt their pressure from their capitals to produce a document from the council calling for an immediate ceasefire.

From the beginning of the conflict until the end of the Biden administration, the United States has regularly presented creative alternatives to the ceasefire language, while most of the other council members insisted on an explicit reference to the immediate ceasefire. In rare cases, the Council was able to find a common ground on the formulation of Gaza when it focused on supporting the principles of humanitarian assistance and protecting civilians.

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But when some members chose to abandon the unity of the Council and cancel the vote on decisions containing an unacceptable ceasefire, the United States left no choice but to exercise the veto. Before all the veto was photographed, we realized the potential side effects of America’s international reputation; However, from our point of view, adopting an unbalanced council’s decision would make the ceasefire not practically possible and cannot be implemented in view of the highly charged and very complex situation on the ground.

From the point of view of the United States, the creation of a limited and credible negotiation channel was necessary to achieve an effective, permanent and sustainable end to war. Although the Biden administration did not achieve an end to the war on its hour, it negotiated a three -stage diplomatic framework to stop the fighting and release the hostages, which the council was finally blessed and supported by the Trump administration.

To this day, one of the main factors that hinder the unity of the council in Gaza is the exploitation of Moscow and Beijing to the situation there for a clear geopolitical end: the deviation of international attention away from the Russian brutal war against Ukraine. In response to Russian data in the Gaza Council, which usually condemned the United States allegedly facilitating Israeli actions, the members of the Council constantly stated that Russia was not in a position to criticize any country in view of the horrific war of aggression it was taking place in Ukraine.

She also publicly warned of Chinese diplomats that if they continued on false accusations about the United States related to Joza, I would immediately I would like to call on their country’s support to the Russian military industrial base, and refute Beijing’s imaginary claim that he does not support any party for the conflict. Russia and China must end their politicization in Gaza or to contribute constructively to peace efforts or simply get out of the road.

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While I was expecting Russia and China to hold aggressive positions, I was very disappointed because three American partners in the council, Slovenia, Algeria and Genoa, regularly chose the Russian and Chinese Schechnigan players to pay for the most urgent work of the council on this issue. Their goal was the shame of the United States and forcing it to change the path from its steadfast support for Israel in War with Hamas.

All the time, the three were completely aware that Washington was conducting sensitive negotiations behind the scenes with Israel, Qatar and Egypt in steps to facilitate a solid end to fight and reduce the civil suffering in Gaza. But instead of obtaining these full steps and working with us in good faith, they preferred to increase the general pressure on the United States and ignore American concerns about how to manipulate their actions by Hamas and other malicious actors in the region – Iran, Hezbollah and Al -Hath – to incur peace and regional security.

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Looking at the council’s continuous sections on the war in Gaza, some member states of the United Nations continue to put the diplomatic assistant to the decision of the Future General Assembly (not binding on the chain) calling for sanctions, arms prohibition and other difficult international measures against Israel.

The recent US veto will provide another decision in the Gaza Council for fuel for these efforts. While writing, the Palestinians and their allies continue to think of additional paths to follow Israel throughout the United Nations system. There is even a discussion in some United Nations circles on the suspension of the rights of Israel’s vote in the General Assembly, a act that would anger Washington’s deep and lead to severe political consequences for the United Nations.

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Since this tragic conflict began, I was confused because of the belief of many United Nations officials that all the United States should do it is instructions to Israel to end its endeavor to Hamas and then a magic end to fight.

For their part, I feel real reluctance to treat Israel as a legitimate state with its concerns about national security. While the United States has already an impact with Israel, it is at best to be naive for these colleagues to believe that America can simply dictate Jerusalem what should not be done in response to what it considers existential threats.

Russia and China must end their politicization in Gaza or to contribute constructively to peace efforts or simply get out of the road.

The misleading pressure on the United States, and the uncompromising efforts to isolate the Israeli, Russian and Chinese conversion tactics, flagrant, stark Entity of Semitism, The frequency by some countries of the settlement continues to enhance the ability of the Security Council to speak with one voice about the end of the Gaza war. Until these unfortunate practices stop, the council will remain unrelated to a decision in Gaza and the broader conflict in Palestinian Israel.

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Although no one can ignore the terrible tragedy that is now Gaza, it remains the fact that the UN member states that have an impact with Hamas have taken a strategic decision not to use it. Many countries have hesitated over the years to openly condemn agitation Since a terrorist group gave it the oxygen that it only needs, regardless of the amount of death and suffering of the Palestinian in Gaza, they are still an experiment.

To end this war, enthusiasm must disarm and solve. There will be no peace in Gaza until it does. Ghazan deserves an opportunity to live in peace and search for a prosperous future. The continuous enthusiasm of Hamas will not bring them no.

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