us media: gaza conflict may not end before biden's presidency
2024-09-18
한어Русский языкEnglishFrançaisIndonesianSanskrit日本語DeutschPortuguêsΕλληνικάespañolItalianoSuomalainenLatina
on the 17th local time, the tenth emergency special session of the united nations general assembly (emergency unga) resumed at the united nations headquarters in new york to discuss the palestinian-israeli issue.
the 10th emergency session of the general assembly on "israel's illegal actions in the occupied palestinian territories" was first held in april 1997 and has continued to this day after a recess. this meeting stems from the advisory opinion provided by the international court of justice in july this year on the legal consequences of israel's occupation of the palestinian territories.
the opinion holds that israel's occupation of palestinian territory and the establishment of settlements in the occupied palestinian territories are violations of international law and must be ended as soon as possible, and compensation should be paid for the damages suffered by "all natural or legal persons" in the occupied palestinian territories.
it is reported that this meeting will vote on a draft resolution drafted by the palestinian national authority related to this advisory opinion. the draft requires israel to end its illegal presence in the occupied palestinian territories within one year after the adoption of the resolution.
screenshot of the united nations official website
“although i have no illusions, it is still necessary to put pressure on the united states”
the outside world has noticed that both the advisory opinion of the international court of justice and the draft resolution submitted by the palestinian side are aimed not only at israel, the "prime offender", but also at countries that "assist israel in maintaining its illegal presence in the occupied palestinian territories" and "provide israel with weapons and ammunition that may be used in the occupied palestinian territories."
it is self-evident who this country refers to.
in fact, since the outbreak of a new round of palestinian-israeli conflict on october 7 last year, the tenth emergency un general assembly has been resumed several times. each resumption was because the united states' favoritism and connivance towards israel reached a new level.
it is still fresh in our memory that the most recent session on may 10 this year adopted a resolution with an overwhelming majority, which determined that palestine meets the qualifications for un membership as stipulated in the un charter and recommended that the security council "actively consider" palestine's application for un membership again.
the background of that resumed meeting was that the united states vetoed a draft resolution in the security council on april 18 that supported palestine's membership in the united nations.
screenshot of the united nations official website
similarly, the background of this resumed meeting is that israel, with the support of the united states, is pushing the situation further out of control: as the war in gaza has not eased, there is a great danger that the humanitarian tragedy in gaza will be repeated in the west bank.
the crux of all this is that israel's right-wing politicians refuse to achieve a ceasefire in gaza for their own political gain; while the supporter behind them, the united states, has been fanning the flames while promoting peace, giving israel the confidence to continue fighting indefinitely both materially and spiritually.
associated press: the us government recently announced that it will sell another $165 million worth of weapons and equipment to israel
since this month, the un security council has held more than one meeting on the situation between palestine and israel.
many parties stressed that israeli leaders should listen to the strong voice of their people, make the rescue of detained persons and saving lives the top priority, and make the greatest efforts to achieve a ceasefire. at the same time, countries that have important influence on the parties should also take a sincere and responsible attitude and take concrete actions to quell the fighting in gaza.
at the security council's open meeting on the palestinian-israeli issue on the 16th, china's deputy permanent representative to the united nations geng shuang pointed out that although the security council has passed four resolutions and the international community has repeatedly called for a ceasefire and an end to the war, israel's military operations have never stopped.
"if the united states had not repeatedly blocked it, the security council could have passed a resolution demanding a ceasefire at the beginning of the conflict. if the united states had not repeatedly protected it, many security council resolutions would not have been blatantly rejected."
un secretary-general guterres also called on the united states to pressure israel to stop its military operations in gaza. he said that although he knew enough about american politics to know that the possibility of the united states doing so was zero and he had no illusions, "it was still necessary to put pressure on the united states."
screenshot of the report on qatar al jazeera website
“this attitude provides political cover for israel to obstruct negotiations”
there have been countless similar warnings and appeals from all parts of the international community, but the united states seems difficult to be moved.
even the mainstream media in the united states is pessimistic and believes that there is no hope of expecting biden to push for an end to the gaza conflict before he leaves office in january next year.
the washington post pointed out that since biden proposed a ceasefire in late may, thousands of palestinian civilians have been killed and more gazans have been displaced by the israeli army. in the face of new conditions constantly put forward by israeli prime minister netanyahu, the biden administration has allowed ceasefire negotiations to be frustrated again and again and has done nothing.
the article quoted chris van hollen, a member of the u.s. senate foreign relations committee, as accusing the white house of failing to put enough pressure on israel, saying that "this attitude provides political cover for netanyahu to continue to obstruct negotiations."
the article believes that overall, the possibility of biden pushing for an end to the gaza conflict before the end of his presidency is becoming increasingly slim.
screenshot of the washington post report
speaking of the 10th emergency un general assembly which will resume on the 17th, it is basically predictable that even if the draft resolution submitted by pakistan is passed, the united states will inevitably veto it.
because the united states had expressed dissatisfaction after the international court of justice issued its advisory opinion in july, claiming that the opinion was "overly broad" in determining that israel's occupation of palestinian territory was illegal and would "complicate efforts to resolve the israeli-palestinian conflict."
screenshot of reuters report
however, it is worth noting that although the un general assembly resolution has no mandatory enforcement power, it can clearly reflect the international community's public opinion on the palestinian-israeli issue.
the resolution adopted at the special session of the un general assembly on may 10 this year not only supported palestine's admission to the un, but also made special arrangements to grant palestine more un rights, including sitting among member states in alphabetical order as an observer state and enjoying direct proposal rights.
this also directly led to a historic moment at the 79th un general assembly which opened last week: according to the new rights granted by the general assembly, mansour, the palestinian permanent observer to the united nations, no longer sat in the back row as before, but sat in the front row like representatives of other member states, with a table sign with the words "state of palestine" placed in front of him.
as francis, president of the 78th un general assembly, said in an interview before the closing of the general assembly last week, palestine's process of joining the united nations has not ended, and "we will wait and see what the outcome will be."
