“The U.S. cannot afford to be further isolated by vetoing this resolution,” said one human rights advocate.
The United Nations Security Council on Monday delayed an expected vote on a new Gaza cease-fire resolution as the U.S. worked to weaken the measure’s language, objecting to the proposed call for an “urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities.”
This tactic works with great regularity. If it works, Biden will look like he’s helping to his low-information voting base, without significantly restraining Israel.
I mean, not like the UN resolutions are actually enforceable for the most part
This is a Security Council resolution, which has more teeth than a General Assembly one.