US vetoes UN Security Council demand for Gaza ceasefire

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The United States on Wednesday (June 4) vetoed a draft United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an "immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, along with unimpeded humanitarian aid access across the war-torn enclave.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/ytk67kb9  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The U.S. opposition to this resolution should come as no surprise.

00:14It is unacceptable for what it does say.

00:17It is unacceptable for what it does not say.

00:21And it is unacceptable for the manner in which it has been advanced.

00:26The United States has been clear.

00:28We would not support any measure that fails to condemn Hamas and does not call for Hamas

00:34to disarm and leave Gaza.

00:37In recent months, Hamas has rejected numerous ceasefire proposals, including one over the

00:43weekend that would provide a pathway to end this conflict and release the remaining 58

00:49hostages.

00:51We cannot allow the Security Council to reward Hamas's intransigence.

00:56It is inexplicable that many members of this Council still refuse to acknowledge that Hamas

01:02could end this conflict tomorrow by surrendering and laying down its arms.

01:08It is unconscionable that the UN still has not labeled and sanctioned Hamas as a terrorist

01:14organization.

01:16Moreover, we need to be perfectly clear.

01:20Performative actions in this Council designed to draw a veto as evidenced by the process of

01:26formulating this resolution, wherein there was no true negotiation, are harmful at a time

01:33when there is delicate diplomacy going on in the region to reach a ceasefire.

01:39Further, engaging in this performative process at a time when serious questions are being

01:45asked about the utility of the UN, its funding and use of resources, is shameful.

01:52This Council should not be used in this way.

01:56This Council must hold itself to a higher standard.

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