lisainmilo
11-12-2006, 12:36 AM
At the request of Security Council member Qatar, Council members held a special meeting Saturday to consider a draft resolution submitted by Qatar condemning the continued violence in the Beit Hanoun community of the Gaza Strip. The resolution was not adopted owing to a US veto. The US was the one lone vote against the resolution claiming it was unbalanced. Four other nations abstained -- Denmark, Japan, Slovakia and the United Kingdom.
This is the second veto of US UN Ambassador John Bolton. His first veto, on July 13, 2006, killed a resolution reacting to an earlier Israeli incursion in Gaza.
If it had passed, the resolution would have called on the Palestinian Authority to "take immediate and sustained action to bring an end to violence, including the firing of rockets on Israeli territory."
It would have urged the international community to take steps to stabilise the situation, revive the Middle East peace process and consider "the possible establishment of an international mechanism" for the protection of civilians.
It also would have condemned Israeli military operations in Gaza and called on the Jewish state to withdraw all troops from Gaza and end its operations in all Palestinian lands.
Gail Walker reports.
Several news reports and radio reports from UN on this (listen): [Only registered and activated users can see links]
Gaza Resolution was Attempt to Protect Innocent Civilians Says Qatar Ambassador (link):
[Only registered and activated users can see links]
Security Council's Failure to Pass Gaza Resolution Sends Wrong Message According to Palestinian Representative (link): [Only registered and activated users can see links]
Pretty sad that the United States of America is the only one to object to this. Makes me sick. This was to protect CIVILIANS! :(
This is the second veto of US UN Ambassador John Bolton. His first veto, on July 13, 2006, killed a resolution reacting to an earlier Israeli incursion in Gaza.
If it had passed, the resolution would have called on the Palestinian Authority to "take immediate and sustained action to bring an end to violence, including the firing of rockets on Israeli territory."
It would have urged the international community to take steps to stabilise the situation, revive the Middle East peace process and consider "the possible establishment of an international mechanism" for the protection of civilians.
It also would have condemned Israeli military operations in Gaza and called on the Jewish state to withdraw all troops from Gaza and end its operations in all Palestinian lands.
Gail Walker reports.
Several news reports and radio reports from UN on this (listen): [Only registered and activated users can see links]
Gaza Resolution was Attempt to Protect Innocent Civilians Says Qatar Ambassador (link):
[Only registered and activated users can see links]
Security Council's Failure to Pass Gaza Resolution Sends Wrong Message According to Palestinian Representative (link): [Only registered and activated users can see links]
Pretty sad that the United States of America is the only one to object to this. Makes me sick. This was to protect CIVILIANS! :(