Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently said officials are pursuing “every avenue we can” for a ceasefire deal.

On Wednesday, the U.S. was one of just a handful of countries to vote against a resolution in the UN General Assembly this week calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, despite the Biden administration’s supposed renewed efforts to obtain a ceasefire before Donald Trump is in office.

The resolution, which also called for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, passed the assembly 158 to 9, with 13 abstentions. Italy and Germany, which have previously abstained from similar votes, voted for a ceasefire for the first time, leaving the U.S. one of the only major world powers to not approve of a ceasefire resolution.

  • LordCrom@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 hours ago

    Remind me again why the US has veto power when an overwhelming majority of countries vote the other way?

    • finitebanjo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 hours ago

      Ever heard of a thing called World War 2? China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States all have Veto Power in the UN. In fact, China actually vetoed a gaza ceasefire agreement awhile back as well.

      We should probably get rid of veto power, tbh.