The United Nations continues to try to find ways to force Israel into a ceasefire in Gaza as they have almost from the beginning. The latest effort is a proposed resolution involving additional humanitarian aid to be delivered to the Gaza Strip. The original proposal included a demand for a “cessation of hostilities” as part of the deal, but the United States has reportedly been in negotiations to remove or alter that language. We are trying to avoid the need to veto yet another resolution as we did with the original ceasefire demand, particularly since we would be vetoing more aid for the Palestinians. The Arab nations in particular are trying to force the issue as you would expect, and a vote scheduled for today may need to be delayed.
The United States, key allies and Arab nations engaged in high-level diplomacy in hopes of avoiding another U.S. veto of a new U.N….
