“A calculated attempt to erase the horizon of Palestinian liberation.” by Progressive International

Despite strong and repeated objections including from a wide range of Palestinian representatives, the final vote went ahead as the resolution was forced through at the barrel of a gun.

“A vote against this resolution is a vote to return to war,” said Mike Waltz, U.S. Ambassador to the UN, openly threatening the other Security Council members with a resumption of the genocide.

This grim bargain once again reveals the colonial structure of the international system. The Security Council undermines the UN Charter it claims to protect. Governments in the West and comprador allies in the Arab World endorse the colonial schemes from which they profit. Meanwhile, proposals such as the Uniting for Peace resolution — that attempt to rescue international law and represent the global majority — are declared dead on arrival to the General Assembly.