Today the United States finally decided not to obstruct a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the month of Ramadan.
The resolution, which was drafted by the 10 elected members of the UN Security Council, demands a lasting and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. It was passed with 14 votes in favor and the U.S. abstaining. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield explained that the U.S. abstained because “We did not agree with everything with the resolution.”
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the long-awaited resolution “must be implemented,” adding, “failure would be unforgivable.” The French ambassador to the UN Security Council Nicolas de Riviere told the session, “It is high time now for the council to finally contribute to finding a solution.”
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Rather, the change has likely come about as a result of domestic political considerations in an election year. The massive civil society mobilization against Israel’s genocide and, most importantly, the Democratic Party’s sudden realization that President Biden’s stance on Israel has alienated his base and hurt his reelection prospects — especially in key states such as Michigan, home to one of the U.S.’s largest Muslim and Arab American communities who feel betrayed over Biden’s complicity in Israel’s war — is what is really behind the administration’s reluctant and sudden change in U.S. policy