BREAKING NEWS–UN Security Council Acts on Gaza
By Larry Johnson on January 8, 2009 at 9:46 PM in Current Affairs
I am sure both Israel and Hamas will claim victory, but most of the discussion preceding tonight’s vote on the UN Security Council Resolution calling for a cease fire in Gaza devoted more time to condemning Israel’s conduct rather than Hamas. Israel’s diplomatic position is not strengthened after this and the pressure going forward will be to open Gaza’s economic borders. The vote went 14-0 with the U.S. abstaining.
Looks like Condi got orders from the White House to abstain but it looks like she was ready to vote in favor. This tees up the Obama Administration in two weeks to join the rest of the international community in pushing for an end to the fighting. Israel may celebrate this in the short run but it is at best a pyrrhic victory.
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