AOC calls Biden administration ‘shameful’ for blocking United Nations demand for a ceasefire in Gaza and says it can no longer pretend it cares about Palestinians’ human rights
The US decision to veto a UN Security Council resolution demanding a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip was “disgraceful,” according to left-leaning Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
On Friday, the Biden administration voted against the resolution, which was supported by most other members.
Supporters of the plan say a veto would worsen the humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave, but Israel and Washington argue that any ceasefire would simply allow Hamas to rearm and reorganize.
“Shameful” was AOC’s verdict on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Along with other members of the far-left “squad,” she has repeatedly advocated for an end to Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip.
“The Biden Administrator can no longer juggle expressing concerns about Palestinians and human rights while simultaneously vetoing a UN call for a ceasefire and avoiding engaging the entire US Congress in unequivocally supporting the indiscriminate bombing of the Gaza Strip.”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized the Biden administration’s decision to veto a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. “Shameful,” she wrote.
AOC, along with other members of his squad, continues to call for an end to Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip.
Israel began bombing the Gaza Strip immediately after the Hamas terrorist attack, which killed more than 1,200 people.
The bombing has since killed more than 17,000 people, according to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip’s health ministry.
Tens of thousands more were injured.
Israel has said this phase of the campaign will continue for several weeks as it tries to ensure Hamas can never repeat its brutal attack.
However, the United Nations and humanitarian groups have repeatedly called for a ceasefire.
The UN chief called an emergency meeting of the Security Council on Friday, warning of a “humanitarian catastrophe.”
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the Hamas attack on October 7 “can never justify the collective punishment of the Palestinian people.”
He added that 60 percent of housing in Gaza was reportedly destroyed or damaged, and 85 percent of the population was forced to flee their homes.
However, US Deputy Ambassador Robert Wood called the resolution “unbalanced” and complained that the Security Council had failed to condemn the October 7 attack.
US Deputy Ambassador Robert Wood raised his hand on Friday to vote against the resolution. The United States, like other permanent members of the Security Council, has the right of veto.
More than 60 members of two families were killed in one strike, according to the Palestinian Civil Defense. This photo shows the ruins of a destroyed house used by the Al-Madfaa and Shabit families in the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip.
Smoke rises in the center of the Gaza Strip after an airstrike as Israel continues its bombing
He said stopping Israel’s offensive would only allow Hamas to continue to rule Gaza.
“Hamas does not want to see lasting peace, to see a two-state solution,” Wood said before using his veto during the vote.
“For this reason, while the United States strongly supports a lasting peace in which both Israelis and Palestinians can live in peace and security, we do not support calls for an immediate ceasefire.”
Britain abstained, while the remaining 13 members of the Security Council voted in favor of the resolution.
As one of the five permanent members of the Security Council. The US has veto power.
According to the Working Families Party’s ceasefire tracker, 61 members of Congress supported calls for a ceasefire. They include Squad members Jamaal Bowman, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, Cori Bush, Greg Kasar and Summer Lee.