US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attacked the Biden administration over the issue of the Hamas-Israel war.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez condemns ‘shameful’ Biden admin
As we all know, the deadliest Palestinian militant attack in history, carried out by Hamas in Israel, took place on October 7. It cost several lives, including 1,200 Israelis and 17,000 Palestinians.
The UN Security Council on Friday proposed a resolution on the war between Israel and Hamas, which calls for a ceasefire in Gaza and the immediate release of all hostages captured by Hamas (around 240) .
Fifteen member countries of the UN Security Council were given the choice to vote on this resolution, and 13 countries were in favor of the decision. On the other hand, the United States voted against the resolution and the United Kingdom abstained.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, condemned the decision to vote against the resolution while attacking the Biden administration.
On Sunday, she reacted to the news from the X platform (formerly Twitter) by writing:
“Shameful. The Biden administration can no longer reconcile its stated concern for Palestinians and human rights while single-handedly vetoing the UN’s call for a ceasefire and circumventing the entire American Congress to unconditionally support the indiscriminate bombing of Gaza.”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was not the only one to condemn this decision. His view was shared by Senator Bernie Sanders, who was also seen denouncing the US decision to vote against the resolution.
Sanders wrote on for the release of all the hostages. »
“Children in Gaza need food, water and medical supplies. We must do everything we can to make this happen NOW.
After seeing the cruelty of the war, many people around the world have consistently protested for a ceasefire in Gaza, and Cortez is one of a handful of progressive congressmen who have been outspoken in their support for a ceasefire while criticizing the management of President Joe Biden’s administration. of the Israeli-Palestinian question.
Despite acknowledging that Israel has not gone far enough in protecting civilians in Gaza, the Biden administration has refused to call for a ceasefire because it believes it would allow Hamas to launch another attack on Israel.
According to an article published Friday on the U.N. website, Robert A. Wood, who represented the United States in Friday’s veto, called the resolution “not only unrealistic but dangerous; it will simply leave Hamas in place, able to regroup and repeat what it did on October 7. »
UN Secretary-General António Guterres alerted the Security Council earlier this week to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza while declaring: “There is a high risk of a total collapse of the humanitarian support system in Gaza, which which would have devastating consequences.
Meanwhile, Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, said Thursday: “It is imperative – and it remains imperative – that Israel prioritizes the protection of civilians.”
He added: “And there remains a gap between exactly what I said when I was there, the intention to protect civilians, and the actual results that we see on the ground.”
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