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'''United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/21''' is a resolution of the [[tenth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly]] |
'''United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/21''' is a resolution of the [[tenth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly]] calling for an "immediate and sustained" humanitarian truce and cessation of hostilities in the [[2023 Israel–Hamas war]]. The resolution condemns "all acts of violence aimed at Palestinian and Israeli civilians" and "[d]emands that all parties immediately and fully comply with their obligations under international law". |
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⚫ | The resolution was introduced by Jordan following four failed attempts at resolutions on humanitarian pauses and ceasefires in the [[U.N. Security Council]]. It was adopted by a vote of 121 to 14, with 44 abstentions.<ref name=un-20231027>{{cite web |url=https://press.un.org/en/2023/ga12548.doc.htm |title=General Assembly Adopts Resolution Calling for Immediate, Sustained Humanitarian Truce Leading to Cessation of Hostilities between Israel, Hamas |id=GA/12548 |publisher=[[United Nations]] |date=October 27, 2023 |access-date=October 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028094106/https://press.un.org/en/2023/ga12548.doc.htm |archive-date=October 28, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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It called for an "immediate and sustained" humanitarian truce and cessation of hostilities, condemned "all acts of violence aimed at Palestinian and Israeli civilians" and "[d]emands that all parties immediately and fully comply with their obligations under international law". |
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⚫ | The resolution was introduced by Jordan following four failed attempts at resolutions on humanitarian pauses and ceasefires in the [[U.N. Security Council]]. It was adopted by a vote of 121 to 14, with 44 abstentions.<ref name=un-20231027>{{cite web |url=https://press.un.org/en/2023/ga12548.doc.htm |title=General Assembly Adopts Resolution Calling for Immediate, Sustained Humanitarian Truce Leading to Cessation of Hostilities between Israel, Hamas |id=GA/12548 |publisher=[[United Nations]] |date=October 27, 2023 |access-date=October 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028094106/https://press.un.org/en/2023/ga12548.doc.htm |archive-date=October 28, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref |
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==Procedures and background== |
==Procedures and background== |
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==Response== |
==Response== |
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The Israeli representative [[Gilad Erdan]] condemned the resolution and calls for ceasefire as "not an attempt for peace" while U.S. representative [[Linda Thomas-Greenfield]] criticized the resolution as one-sided resolution." In addition, the [[Olof Skoog]], Permanent Observer for the European Union, regretted the use of vetoes against the [[U.N. Security Council]] resolution, the representatives of [[State of Palestine]], [[Turkey]], [[Qatar]], [[Syria]], [[Ghana]], [[France]], [[Russia]], [[Iran]], and [[Egypt]] noted their support of the resolution, while [[Jamaica|Jamaican]] representative Brian Christopher Manley Wallace called on all parties to end the conflict, and [[Venezuela|Venezuelan]] representative [[Joaquín Alberto Pérez Ayestarán]], speaking on behalf of the [[Group of Friends in Defense of the United Nations Charter]], called on Israel to adhere to internal law.<ref name=un-20231027 /><ref name="cnn2023" /> In a statement explaining the reasoning behind their yes vote, the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] delegation noted that it condemned the Hamas attacks and the Canadian amendment, but supported the resolution because it responded to the need of allowing humanitarian aid to people in Gaza.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switzerland-backs-un-resolution-calling-for-ceasefire-in-middle-east/48934094|title=Switzerland backs UN resolution calling for ceasefire in Middle East|website=swissinfo.ch|date=October 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029175130/https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switzerland-backs-un-resolution-calling-for-ceasefire-in-middle-east/48934094|archive-date=October 29, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> The U.S. delegation also called the resolution "deeply flawed."<ref name="cnn2023">{{cite web|last1=John|first1=Tara|last2=Regan|first2=Helen|last3=Edwards|first3=Christian|last4=Kourdi|first4=Eyad|last5=Frater|first5=James|url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/world/2023/10/28/un-to-vote-for-ceasefire-israel-hamas-war.html|title=UN to vote on ceasefire resolution as Gazans say they have been ‘left in the dark with no connection to the outside world’|website=CNN Philippines|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=October 28, 2023|access-date=October 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029175357/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/world/2023/10/28/un-to-vote-for-ceasefire-israel-hamas-war.html|archive-date=October 29, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Tarek Ladeb]], the Tunisian ambassador to the U.N., stated that [[Tunisia]] abstained on the resolution because it failed to denounce [[war crimes]] and [[genocide]] against Palestinians by Israeli forces.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tap.info.tn/en/Portal-Politics/16762467-gaza-un-resolution|title=Gaza UN Resolution: Tunisia outlines motives behind abstention|website=[[Tunis Afrique Presse]]|date=October 28, 2023|access-date=October 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029181720/https://www.tap.info.tn/en/Portal-Politics/16762467-gaza-un-resolution|archive-date=October 29, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Other responses were mixed. [[Eli Cohen (politician, born 1972)|Eli Cohen]], the Israeli [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]], stated on [[Twitter]] that Israeli "categorically reject[ed]" the resolution, and added, "Israel intends to eliminate Hamas just as the world dealt with the Nazis and ISIS."<ref name="serkat2023">{{cite web|last=Serohina|first=Kateryna|url=https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/un-adopted-a-resolution-for-an-immediate-1698443685.html|title=UN adopted a resolution for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza|website=[[RBK Group|RBC Ukraine]]|date=October 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027230330/https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/un-adopted-a-resolution-for-an-immediate-1698443685.html|archive-date=October 27, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> Cohen also called the resolution "repugnant" and said that Israel "firmly rejects it."<ref name="kaa2023" /> The [[Czech Republic]] voted against the resolution, the country's ambassador to the U.N., Jakub Kulhánek, voting against it, arguing that the resolution did not condemn Hamas' actions, recognize Israeli [[right to self-defense]], and did not include a "demand for the release of hostages." On social media, Czech Defense Minister [[Jana Černochová]] stated that the [[Czech Republic]] should leave the United Nations, a view which was rejected by the country's Prime Minister ([[Petr Fiala]]), Foreign Minister ([[Jan Lipavský]]) and other cabinet officials.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=http://archive.today/2023.10.29-155433/https://english.radio.cz/czech-pm-rejects-idea-czechia-withdrawing-un-8798529|archive-date=2023-10-29|last=Lazarová|first=Daniela|url=https://english.radio.cz/czech-pm-rejects-idea-czechia-withdrawing-un-8798529|title=Czech PM rejects idea of Czechia withdrawing from UN|website=[[Radio Prague|Radio Prague International]]|date=October 29, 2023|access-date=October 29, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> |
Other responses were mixed. [[Eli Cohen (politician, born 1972)|Eli Cohen]], the Israeli [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]], stated on [[Twitter]] that Israeli "categorically reject[ed]" the resolution, and added, "Israel intends to eliminate Hamas just as the world dealt with the Nazis and ISIS."<ref name="serkat2023">{{cite web|last=Serohina|first=Kateryna|url=https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/un-adopted-a-resolution-for-an-immediate-1698443685.html|title=UN adopted a resolution for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza|website=[[RBK Group|RBC Ukraine]]|date=October 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027230330/https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/un-adopted-a-resolution-for-an-immediate-1698443685.html|archive-date=October 27, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> Cohen also called the resolution "repugnant" and said that Israel "firmly rejects it."<ref name="kaa2023" /> The [[Czech Republic]] voted against the resolution, the country's ambassador to the U.N., Jakub Kulhánek, voting against it, arguing that the resolution did not condemn Hamas' actions, recognize Israeli [[right to self-defense]], and did not include a "demand for the release of hostages." On social media, Czech Defense Minister [[Jana Černochová]] stated that the [[Czech Republic]] should leave the United Nations, a view which was rejected by the country's Prime Minister ([[Petr Fiala]]), Foreign Minister ([[Jan Lipavský]]) and other cabinet officials.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=http://archive.today/2023.10.29-155433/https://english.radio.cz/czech-pm-rejects-idea-czechia-withdrawing-un-8798529|archive-date=2023-10-29|last=Lazarová|first=Daniela|url=https://english.radio.cz/czech-pm-rejects-idea-czechia-withdrawing-un-8798529|title=Czech PM rejects idea of Czechia withdrawing from UN|website=[[Radio Prague|Radio Prague International]]|date=October 29, 2023|access-date=October 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029180023/https://english.radio.cz/czech-pm-rejects-idea-czechia-withdrawing-un-8798529|archive-date=October 29, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In a statement, Hamas expressed its support for the resolution and stated that it needed to be immediately implemented.<ref name="kaa2023">{{cite web|last=Rahmati|first=Fidel|url=https://www.khaama.com/hamas-welcomes-un-ceasefire-resolution-israel-firmly-rejects-it/|title=Hamas welcomes UN ceasefire resolution, Israel firmly rejects it|website=[[Khaama Press|Khaama Press News Agency]]|date=October 28, 2023|access-date=October 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029180215/https://www.khaama.com/hamas-welcomes-un-ceasefire-resolution-israel-firmly-rejects-it/|archive-date=October 29, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Mohd Na'im Mokhtar]], religious affairs minister for [[Malaysia]], argued that with the passage of the resolution, ceasefire can be achieved and humanitarian aid can "be given to the Palestinian people, especially in Gaza." In another statement, the Malaysian [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] expressed the government's support for the resolution.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/10/28/malaysia-welcomes-un-resolution-on-gaza-ceasefire/|title=Malaysia welcomes UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire|website=[[Free Malaysia Today]]|date=October 28, 2023|access-date=October 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028232143/https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/10/28/malaysia-welcomes-un-resolution-on-gaza-ceasefire/|archive-date=October 28, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2023/10/28/mohd-naim-govt-welcomes-un-general-assembly-resolution-on-ceasefire-in-gaza/98929|title=Mohd Na’im: Govt welcomes UN General Assembly resolution on ceasefire in Gaza|website=[[Malay Mail]]|date=October 28, 2023|access-date=October 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029072422/https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2023/10/28/mohd-naim-govt-welcomes-un-general-assembly-resolution-on-ceasefire-in-gaza/98929|archive-date=October 29, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> The Pakistani caretaker Foreign Minister, [[Jalil Abbas Jilani]], called on the international community to pressure Israel to respect the "UN resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gnnhd.tv/news/27360/pakistan-urges-world-to-exert-pressure-on-israel-to-respect-un-resolutions|title=Pakistan urges world to exert pressure on Israel to respect UN resolutions|website=[[GNN (Pakistani TV channel)|G News Network]]|date=October 29, 2023|access-date=October 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029180644/https://gnnhd.tv/news/27360/pakistan-urges-world-to-exert-pressure-on-israel-to-respect-un-resolutions|archive-date=October 29, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> A joint statement issued by [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] and the [[Communist Party of India]] condemned India's decision to abstain on the resolution. The two political parties said it negated the country's support for Palestinian [[self-determination]] and argued that it indicated that the country's foreign policy was "shaped by being a subordinate ally of [[US imperialism]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2023/oct/28/left-shocked-as-india-abstains-from-voting-on-a-un-resolution-for-truce-in-the-israel-hamas-war-2627863.html|title=Left 'shocked' as India abstains from voting on a UN resolution for truce in the Israel-Hamas war|website=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=October 28, 2023|access-date=October 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029180955/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2023/oct/28/left-shocked-as-india-abstains-from-voting-on-a-un-resolution-for-truce-in-the-israel-hamas-war-2627863.html|archive-date=October 29, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Voreqe Bainimarama]], former [[Prime Minister of Fiji|prime minister of Fiji]] and current leader of [[FijiFirst]], criticized Fiji's vote against the resolution, stating it contradicted the country's "long-standing legacy as peacekeepers."<ref>{{cite web|last=Kumar|first=Kreetika|url=https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/fijifirst-criticizes-fijis-vote-against-un-resolution/|title=FijiFirst criticizes Fiji’s vote against UN resolution|date=October 29, 2023|website=[[Fijian Broadcasting Corporation]]|access-date=October 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029091103/https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/fijifirst-criticizes-fijis-vote-against-un-resolution/|archive-date=October 29, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Arab Parliament]] affirmed the resolution, and stated that "serious measures" to pressure Israel to comply with the resolution should be implemented.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://menafn.com/1107321984/UN-Must-Take-Serious-Measures-To-Implement-Approved-Gaza-Ceasefire-Resolution-Arab-Parl|title=UN Must Take Serious Measures To Implement Approved Gaza Ceasefire Resolution - Arab Parl|website=[[MENAFN]]|publisher=[[Kuwait News Agency]]|date=October 29, 2023|access-date=October 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029181405/https://menafn.com/1107321984/UN-Must-Take-Serious-Measures-To-Implement-Approved-Gaza-Ceasefire-Resolution-Arab-Parl|archive-date=October 29, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> |
In a statement, Hamas expressed its support for the resolution and stated that it needed to be immediately implemented.<ref name="kaa2023">{{cite web|last=Rahmati|first=Fidel|url=https://www.khaama.com/hamas-welcomes-un-ceasefire-resolution-israel-firmly-rejects-it/|title=Hamas welcomes UN ceasefire resolution, Israel firmly rejects it|website=[[Khaama Press|Khaama Press News Agency]]|date=October 28, 2023|access-date=October 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029180215/https://www.khaama.com/hamas-welcomes-un-ceasefire-resolution-israel-firmly-rejects-it/|archive-date=October 29, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Mohd Na'im Mokhtar]], religious affairs minister for [[Malaysia]], argued that with the passage of the resolution, ceasefire can be achieved and humanitarian aid can "be given to the Palestinian people, especially in Gaza." In another statement, the Malaysian [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] expressed the government's support for the resolution.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/10/28/malaysia-welcomes-un-resolution-on-gaza-ceasefire/|title=Malaysia welcomes UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire|website=[[Free Malaysia Today]]|date=October 28, 2023|access-date=October 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028232143/https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/10/28/malaysia-welcomes-un-resolution-on-gaza-ceasefire/|archive-date=October 28, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2023/10/28/mohd-naim-govt-welcomes-un-general-assembly-resolution-on-ceasefire-in-gaza/98929|title=Mohd Na’im: Govt welcomes UN General Assembly resolution on ceasefire in Gaza|website=[[Malay Mail]]|date=October 28, 2023|access-date=October 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029072422/https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2023/10/28/mohd-naim-govt-welcomes-un-general-assembly-resolution-on-ceasefire-in-gaza/98929|archive-date=October 29, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> The Pakistani caretaker Foreign Minister, [[Jalil Abbas Jilani]], called on the international community to pressure Israel to respect the "UN resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gnnhd.tv/news/27360/pakistan-urges-world-to-exert-pressure-on-israel-to-respect-un-resolutions|title=Pakistan urges world to exert pressure on Israel to respect UN resolutions|website=[[GNN (Pakistani TV channel)|G News Network]]|date=October 29, 2023|access-date=October 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029180644/https://gnnhd.tv/news/27360/pakistan-urges-world-to-exert-pressure-on-israel-to-respect-un-resolutions|archive-date=October 29, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> A joint statement issued by [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] and the [[Communist Party of India]] condemned India's decision to abstain on the resolution. The two political parties said it negated the country's support for Palestinian [[self-determination]] and argued that it indicated that the country's foreign policy was "shaped by being a subordinate ally of [[US imperialism]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2023/oct/28/left-shocked-as-india-abstains-from-voting-on-a-un-resolution-for-truce-in-the-israel-hamas-war-2627863.html|title=Left 'shocked' as India abstains from voting on a UN resolution for truce in the Israel-Hamas war|website=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=October 28, 2023|access-date=October 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029180955/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2023/oct/28/left-shocked-as-india-abstains-from-voting-on-a-un-resolution-for-truce-in-the-israel-hamas-war-2627863.html|archive-date=October 29, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Voreqe Bainimarama]], former [[Prime Minister of Fiji|prime minister of Fiji]] and current leader of [[FijiFirst]], criticized Fiji's vote against the resolution, stating it contradicted the country's "long-standing legacy as peacekeepers."<ref>{{cite web|last=Kumar|first=Kreetika|url=https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/fijifirst-criticizes-fijis-vote-against-un-resolution/|title=FijiFirst criticizes Fiji’s vote against UN resolution|date=October 29, 2023|website=[[Fijian Broadcasting Corporation]]|access-date=October 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029091103/https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/fijifirst-criticizes-fijis-vote-against-un-resolution/|archive-date=October 29, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Arab Parliament]] affirmed the resolution, and stated that "serious measures" to pressure Israel to comply with the resolution should be implemented.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://menafn.com/1107321984/UN-Must-Take-Serious-Measures-To-Implement-Approved-Gaza-Ceasefire-Resolution-Arab-Parl|title=UN Must Take Serious Measures To Implement Approved Gaza Ceasefire Resolution - Arab Parl|website=[[MENAFN]]|publisher=[[Kuwait News Agency]]|date=October 29, 2023|access-date=October 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029181405/https://menafn.com/1107321984/UN-Must-Take-Serious-Measures-To-Implement-Approved-Gaza-Ceasefire-Resolution-Arab-Parl|archive-date=October 29, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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UN General Assembly Resolution ES-10/21 | |
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Date | 27 October 2023 |
Meeting no. | 10th Emergency Special Session (continuation) |
Code | A/RES/ES-10/21 (Document) |
Subject | Protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations. |
Voting summary |
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Result | Adopted |
United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/21 is a resolution of the tenth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly calling for an "immediate and sustained" humanitarian truce and cessation of hostilities in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. The resolution condemns "all acts of violence aimed at Palestinian and Israeli civilians" and "[d]emands that all parties immediately and fully comply with their obligations under international law".
The resolution was introduced by Jordan following four failed attempts at resolutions on humanitarian pauses and ceasefires in the U.N. Security Council. It was adopted by a vote of 121 to 14, with 44 abstentions.[1]
Procedures and background
On October 17, 2023, a U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolution calling for humanitarian access, safe evacuation of civilians, and release of hostages was proposed by the Russia's U.N. delegation. It did not receive the required nine votes in the UNSC, only receiving four votes in favor, four votes against, and six abstaining.[2] On October 18, a Brazilian UNSC resolution calling for a ceasefire to facilitate humanitarian aid deliveries and including an explicit condemnation of Hamas actions against Israel, was vetoed. The U.S. delegation argued that since the resolution did not "mention Israel’s right of self-defense," the U.S. was vetoing it.[3]
United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/21 was introduced by Jordan on behalf of a group of Arab states following four failed attempts at resolutions on humanitarian pauses and ceasefires in the U.N. Security Council.[4] 21 other Arab countries worked on the resolution draft.[5][6][7] The resolution has 47 sponsoring states (shown in voting table below).[8][9]
The Canadian U.N. delegation proposed an amendment to the resolution condemning Hamas. Although a majority of U.N. members supported this, the amendment fell short of the necessary two-thirds majority to be adopted, with a vote of 88 in favor, 55 against, and 23 abstentions.[10][11][1] The proposed amendment also condemned "the taking of hostages and...demanded the safety, well-being and humane treatment of those hostages."[1]
On October 25, United Nations' General-Secretary António Guterres called for a ceasefire, during a speech in which he stated that the attacks by Hamas "did not happen in a vacuum" and needed to be understood in the context of 56 years of Israel's "suffocating occupation" of Palestinians, further stating that "the grievances of the Palestinian people cannot justify the appalling attacks by Hamas. And those appalling attacks cannot justify the collective punishment of the Palestinian people."[12][13] Israel responded by saying it would ban UN representatives from Israel to "teach them a lesson", and called for the General-Secretary's resignation.[14][15]
Voting record
Due to a technical fault in Iraq's electronic voting equipment, the result was initially incorrectly presented as 120 in favour.[16][17]
Response
The Israeli representative Gilad Erdan condemned the resolution and calls for ceasefire as "not an attempt for peace" while U.S. representative Linda Thomas-Greenfield criticized the resolution as one-sided resolution." In addition, the Olof Skoog, Permanent Observer for the European Union, regretted the use of vetoes against the U.N. Security Council resolution, the representatives of State of Palestine, Turkey, Qatar, Syria, Ghana, France, Russia, Iran, and Egypt noted their support of the resolution, while Jamaican representative Brian Christopher Manley Wallace called on all parties to end the conflict, and Venezuelan representative Joaquín Alberto Pérez Ayestarán, speaking on behalf of the Group of Friends in Defense of the United Nations Charter, called on Israel to adhere to internal law.[1][5] In a statement explaining the reasoning behind their yes vote, the Swiss delegation noted that it condemned the Hamas attacks and the Canadian amendment, but supported the resolution because it responded to the need of allowing humanitarian aid to people in Gaza.[18] The U.S. delegation also called the resolution "deeply flawed."[5] Tarek Ladeb, the Tunisian ambassador to the U.N., stated that Tunisia abstained on the resolution because it failed to denounce war crimes and genocide against Palestinians by Israeli forces.[19]
Other responses were mixed. Eli Cohen, the Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated on Twitter that Israeli "categorically reject[ed]" the resolution, and added, "Israel intends to eliminate Hamas just as the world dealt with the Nazis and ISIS."[10] Cohen also called the resolution "repugnant" and said that Israel "firmly rejects it."[20] The Czech Republic voted against the resolution, the country's ambassador to the U.N., Jakub Kulhánek, voting against it, arguing that the resolution did not condemn Hamas' actions, recognize Israeli right to self-defense, and did not include a "demand for the release of hostages." On social media, Czech Defense Minister Jana Černochová stated that the Czech Republic should leave the United Nations, a view which was rejected by the country's Prime Minister (Petr Fiala), Foreign Minister (Jan Lipavský) and other cabinet officials.[21]
In a statement, Hamas expressed its support for the resolution and stated that it needed to be immediately implemented.[20] Mohd Na'im Mokhtar, religious affairs minister for Malaysia, argued that with the passage of the resolution, ceasefire can be achieved and humanitarian aid can "be given to the Palestinian people, especially in Gaza." In another statement, the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the government's support for the resolution.[22][23] The Pakistani caretaker Foreign Minister, Jalil Abbas Jilani, called on the international community to pressure Israel to respect the "UN resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza."[24] A joint statement issued by Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India condemned India's decision to abstain on the resolution. The two political parties said it negated the country's support for Palestinian self-determination and argued that it indicated that the country's foreign policy was "shaped by being a subordinate ally of US imperialism."[25] Voreqe Bainimarama, former prime minister of Fiji and current leader of FijiFirst, criticized Fiji's vote against the resolution, stating it contradicted the country's "long-standing legacy as peacekeepers."[26] The Arab Parliament affirmed the resolution, and stated that "serious measures" to pressure Israel to comply with the resolution should be implemented.[27]
References
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Sources
- ES-10/21 on the United Nations Digital Library System website
- United Nations Digital Library Voting Data on ES-10/21
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