editorial

On September 18 the ten non-permanent member nations of the UN Security Council presented a resolution to demand that an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire be achieved in the Gaza Strip and Israel do not prevent the supply of aid materials to the area.

Among the UNSC members, 14 countries voted for the resolution.

But only the US vetoed it. It has so far voted against the UNSC resolution demanding a truce in the Gaza Strip for the sixth time.

Why?

It is because the US intends to maintain its domination over the Middle East by putting up Israel as the “ruler” of the region.

Historically, the US has planned to dominate the Middle East in a bid to fulfil the geopolitical hegemony-seeking ambition that only when it brings the Eurasian continent under its control, can it attain the final goal of world domination.

It is evidenced by the fact that the US has instigated several wars in the Middle East for nearly 30 years since the Second World War and the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s and the Gulf war in the 1990s. In the 21st century, it also occupied Afghanistan and Iraq, sparked all sorts of antagonism and disputes between countries, nations and sects and threw the regional situation into extreme discomfort while talking about the “anti-terror war” and “non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction”.

Therefore, the US is actively fanning the wild ambition of Israeli warmongers for territorial expansion in the Middle East on the pretext of the Gaza crisis.

The military actions of Israel left over 65 000 Palestinians dead and 2 million people homeless in the Gaza Strip.

The international community is now raising its voice to denounce the US and Israel and recognize the State of Palestine.

Expressing deep concern and disappointment over the fact that the UNSC cannot stop combat actions and bloodshed and end the sufferings of peaceful inhabitants due to the US’ veto, the Russian Foreign Ministry noted that Russia supports an immediate and unconditional truce, the release of hostages and prisoners, free humanitarian access and re-operation of the peace process based on the recognized international law.

The Chinese permanent representative to the UN said that the nearly two-year-long conflict in Gaza led to an unprecedented humanitarian disaster, asking how many innocent people should lose their lives to achieve a ceasefire, how many tragedies should occur to ensure the smooth delivery of humanitarian aid and when the UNSC can perform its official responsibilities. He demanded that the US and Israel make positive efforts to reach a truce and support the UN to conduct its relief activities in such a way that conforms to the humanitarian principle.

Appreciating the approval of the draft resolution by 14 members of the UNSC, the Algerian permanent representative to the UN emphasized that Algeria would never give up the Palestinian issue but invariably support the establishment of an independent state of Palestine with Quds as its capital.

Last September, well over a hundred countries adopted a resolution on allowing the State of Palestine to participate in the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly and even Western countries which had patronized Israel in the past officially recognized the State of Palestine.