The Security Council’s Resolution on Gaza Makes Trump Its New Overlord
The United Nations Security Council resolution passed on November 17 may be in complete violation of the UN’s own rules. And it may do as much damage to the Palestinian struggle for justice and freedom as the Oslo accords did more than 30 years ago.
The resolution is extraordinarily powerful—and profoundly dangerous. It puts the United Nations on record denying the Palestinian right of self-determination, while doing nothing to stop the Israeli assault, imposed famine, and ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip. (The daily killing of Palestinians continues, with an average of two children killed every day since the ceasefire, according to UNICEF.) It also said not a word about accountability for Israel’s crimes, or about the urgency of stopping arms transfers to Israel—arms that come overwhelmingly from the United States.
