Israeli ambassador thanks US for ‘moral conviction’
Israel’s ambassador Danny Danon has responded to the US veto at the UN Security Council, thanking the close ally for what he called its “moral conviction”.
The US has continued to stand by Israel, including in shielding it from UNSC resolutions, even as it has grown increasingly isolated in the West.
“First, we would like to thank the United States for showing leadership and moral conviction by vetoing this biased resolution,” said Danon, as he accused Security Council members of being influenced by both Algeria, and in turn, Hamas.
He said the war in Gaza needs no justification.
“Israel had even been asked to justify what needs no justification, bringing our hostages home and confronting Hamas to prove that there is no immunity for terrorists,” he said.
‘Division and anger’ as US vetoes UNSC Gaza resolution
I think you can see the division and the anger in the room. Normally, in a Security Council meeting, everyone speaks and the meeting ends – but we have a back and forth going on between various council members who are no longer scripted.
The Algerian ambassador asking to speak again, the Israeli ambassador … the Danish ambassador, asking to speak again. They’re all unhappy with what’s been said by the Israeli ambassador.
Algeria is the only Arab member of the group that drafted this resolution. Israeli ambassador Danny Danon took it out on Algeria, and that is why the Algerian ambassador is so angry and speaking in the council.
This was a resolution to try and stop the war in Gaza … try to get aid into Gaza, to condemn that there is now famine in Gaza, to condemn the expansion of the Israeli operation in Gaza.
All of that has been blocked … the US stopping that resolution from being passed again.
