Israeli Military to Remain in Gaza Strip
United States vetoed Saturday the U.N. Security Council resolution that demanded from Israel to immediately stop military actions in the Gaza Strip and pull out of the territory. The standing of Washington made the Arab World ablaze with indignation.
"This resolution does not display an evenhanded characterization of the recent events in Gaza, nor does it advance the cause of Israeli-Palestinian peace to which we aspire and for which we are working assiduously," U.S. Ambassador John R. Bolton said explaining the veto Saturday. In Bolton’s interpretation, the draft was “biased against Israel and politically motivated.”
In the Security Council, the voting results were as follows: 10 states, including Russia, backed up the draft, and four states (Britain, Denmark, Japan and Slovakia) abstained. So the United States was the sole country that opposed the draft and killed it by veto.
The draft that urged Israel to immediately stop military actions and withdraw was put forward in the wake of the tragic events in Beit Hanoun, the northern town of Gaza Strip. Past Wednesday, the Israeli artillery killed 19 people there, including, seven children and four women.
Israeli Prime Minister expressed regret and said the death of civilians resulted from a technical mistake. Palestinians called the tragedy an act of state terrorism of Israel.
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