Gaza, an ongoing tragedy with seemingly no end in sight to killings, destruction and humiliation.It seems almost redundant, or at least perfunctory, to report that the United States has once again used its veto power to block a UN Security Council resolution. This one would have called on Israel to end its current invasion of Gaza. The US and Israel insist that a resolution on this matter must be "balanced" yet they also rejected a version that Russia tried to put together, which would have equally condemned Hamas for launching the horrid missile attack against the town of Sderot inside Israel proper which took the lives of two Israeli children, aged 4 and 2.
Apparently Israel and the US have a unique definition of "balance" which means that the UN can only act against one side, the Palestinians. With the death toll in Israel's Gaza invasion climbing over 80 and the injured in the hundreds, including many civilians and children, the Israeli characterization of the UN resolution as blaming the victim (i.e. Israel) is simply appalling.
Mitchell Plitnick
Jewish Voice for Peace
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Mitchell Plitnick
Jewish Voice for Peace
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