Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

US calls for UN vote on immediate ceasefire in Gaza – what this shift says about America’s relationship with Israel

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par Natasha Lindstaedt, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex

The United States has significantly shifted its position on Gaza by submitting a UN security council resolution calling for an “immediate and sustained ceasefire”, tied to the release of the hostages kidnapped by Hamas.

This is the first time that the US has supported calls for an an immediate ceasefire, and indicates a further chilling of its relationship with Israel. It has previously vetoed three…

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