A brief while before the onset of the new Gaza war on October 7, heads of state conveyed promising declarations at the 78th United Nations General Assembly.
Unbeknownst to them, just a few days later, a devastating Genocide would tragically unfold on the Palestinian people in the Gaza strip.
The Israeli Prime Minister’s earnest endeavor in the General Assembly was to persuade the audience of his nation’s commitment to peace and progress in human rights:
“I’ve long sought to make peace with the Palestinians.
See, the Palestinians are only 2% of the Arab world.
The Palestinians must abandon the fantasy of destroying Israel and finally embrace a path of genuine peace with it.
Let me show you a map of the Middle East in 1948, the year Israel was established.
Here is Israel in 1948. It’s a tiny country, isolated, surrounded by a hostile Arab world.
For peace to prevail, the Palestinians must stop spewing Jew-hatred and finally reconcile themselves to the Jewish state. By that I mean not only to the existence of the Jewish state but to the right of the Jewish people to have a state of their own in their historic homeland, the Land of Israel. “
Judging by this morning’s obliteration of 56 residential structures and an entire community in the Northeast Gaza locality of Shujaiya, one might infer Israel is indeed steadily progressing toward its horrendous ambition: to kill the remaining 2% of the Arab Palestinian population.
Perhaps by doing so, Israel may finally achieve inner and lasting peace. With an insatiable thirst for blood, it seems that Israel will not rest until it kills every Palestinian.
And so, the Genocide continues… to an extent that Martin Griffith, the head of OCHA, made a statement yesterday that – Gaza may need a special tribunal to investigate Israel’s atrocities.
As for President Biden, addressing the General Assembly, he said the international community needed “to be able to break the gridlock that too often blocks consensus on the security council.”
Break the gridlock?
There is nothing blocking the gridlock like the US is.
Blocking consensus?
There is no one killing the consensus like the U.S is.
President Biden further cautioned the international community that:
“Russia believes that the world will grow weary and allow it to brutalize Ukraine without consequence.
But I ask you this: if we abandon the core principles of the UN charter to appease an aggressor, can any member state in this body feel confident that they are protected? If we allow Ukraine to be carved up, is the independence of any nation secure?
We have to stand up to this naked aggression today and deter other would-be aggressors tomorrow”
Indeed, the USA effectively put a stop to it.
From October 7th onward, the USA utilized its veto power to reject any General Assembly and Security Council resolutions aimed at even temporarily halting the ongoing massacre.
It almost appears as if the US administration is comfortable with the idea of Israel wiping out Palestinians with impunity, under the assumption that global attention will eventually fade.
And so the Genocide goes on….
As for the European Union, it has put forward a robust proposition for reform of the Security Council and its veto power. According to them, this power was being misused, leading to a stalemate within the Security Council.
The European Union astutely highlighted the inherent conflict of interest when a P5 nation holds the capacity to veto a resolution aiming to impose sanctions against it. This observation strikes a chord of sound logic.
Emphasizing the conflict of interest, the European Union backed an initiative proposed by France and Mexico to restrict the veto power during mass atrocities.
In retrospect, however, this proposal was designed specifically with Russia in mind rather than genuinely with the aim of reforming the Security Council.
If we apply the same rationale, the United States should arguably be the first to lose its veto right, considering Israel’s conflict in Gaza is fully subsidized by the USA.
The US administration has extended $14 billion in direct military aid to Israel, which includes vast quantities of bombs and tens of thousands of 155mm artillery shells. Unfortunately, these munitions continue to be directly used to kill and maim thousands of Palestinian children.
If President Biden’s statement holds any weight, the United States should cease using its veto to block cease-fire demands and promptly put a halt to its military aid to Israel, given the significant role that US weapons and military aid play in prolonging the ongoing massacre.
And so the Genocide lives on…
While on the topic, Australia pointedly censured Russia’s manipulative ploys on food security, ones that accoring to them resulted in “millions left hungry”
It seems that the Australian government currently finds it acceptable that 2 million Palestinians lack fundamental life necessities such as food, water, electricity, and basic healthcare. Apparently, the plight of hunger among Palestinians escapes Australia’s view, along with the notion that Israel is employing food deprivation as an illegal weapon in this war.
As to the Secretary-General, he drew the international community’s attention to a crucial principle:
“When countries break the Charter’s pledge for peace, they create a world of insecurity for everyone.
Exhibit A: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The war, in violation of the United Nations Charter and international law, has unleashed a nexus of horror: lives destroyed; human rights abused; families torn apart; children traumatized; hopes and dreams shattered. “
Mr. Secretary-General,
We present you Exhibit B: Israel’s Genocide against Palestinian People.
A nexus of horror:
Children killed.
Journalists killed.
Doctors killed.
Health care professionals killed.
Professors killed.
Caretakers killed.
Disabled people killed.
Poets killed.
Mothers killed.
Fathers killed.
Animals killed.
Human rights Killed.
Families Killed.
Children traumatized.
Hopes and dreams Killed..
Mr. Secretary-General,
We present you Exhibit B:
The Killing of Palestine by the International Community
