The United States vetoed an Arab-backed U.N. resolution Tuesday demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in the embattled Gaza Strip.

The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 13-1 with the United Kingdom abstaining

It was the third U.S. veto of a Security Council resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza.

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        9 months ago

        no they’re not, they specifically were fine with giving it back to Egypt cuz they didn’t care about Sinai. It’s historically never been a Jewish place, they have no reason to want it, and Egypt is somewhat an ally of theirs.

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          9 months ago

          Egypt is only somewhat of an ally of Israel because Egypt gets paid off to play nice. Eventually when Israel takes over all of Palestine, the payments will either be greatly reduced or completely eliminated. Around this time, you’ll also find that Israel’s land grab ambitions do not end with Palestine. The “historically Jewish” excuse was used to start Israel, but it won’t end with that’s considered “historically Jewish”.