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The main problem is that Israel's idea of a ceasefire is one in which Israel does not need to cease fire,
Parsi said
Trump has said to Netanyahu that this needs to be over by the time he gets into office. No more conflict, no more violence. I think Netanyahu has more or less understood that if he's going to stay in Trump's good books for four years, he's got to do something about it,
Stephens said
Trump has enormous leverage over Netanyahu. The question is, will he exercise it?"
Roth concededNo one knows what direction Trump will go,
Parsi saidThat was utterly unnecessary. There's no electoral cost to Biden,
added RothThe Islamic regime in Iran at this point wants to reach ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon and in general terms across the region. It is in their interest to do so,
said Phares, pointing to the country’s relations with China and Russia as well as the US as a contributing factorThe big question is whether Trump greenlights large-scale forced displacement in Gaza. You know, does he greenlight another Nakba? He's got a history of giving Netanyahu most of what he wants,
Roth addedThe current proposed deal to stop the war between Hezbollah and Israel is based on the premise that both sides would apply UNSCR 1701,
he notedBiden was a huge disappointment,
Roth said, referring to the US president’s actions in the regionThat's a one-sided agreement, that's not a ceasefire,
he addedIran is facing a lot of problems at home and its priority has been sanctions relief through a deal with the US, not a regional war with Israel,
he said
The resolution brought before this chamber was not a path to peace, it was a road map to more terror, more suffering and more bloodshed,
Danny Danon said
This resolution is trying to restore life, to save lives. It's not a dangerous message,
the Palestinian deputy ambassador Majed Bamya told the councilIt is shameful that the United States has once again used the veto to block consensus on a life-saving cease-fire, while they continue to approve deadly arms transfers to fuel the violence and humanitarian catastrophe,
Brenda Moyfa, head of Oxfam’s New York office said in a statementThis war represents everything the U.N. Charter stands against. We regret the veto was cast,
said Slovenia’s deputy ambassador Ondina Blokar DrobicOur collective efforts to end the hostilities will not stop,
Guyana’s Ambassador Carolyn Birkett, who led the elected members effort, told reporters after the vote, flanked by her colleaguesThe United States worked for weeks in good faith to avoid this outcome,
U.S. Deputy U.N. Ambassador Robert Wood said after the voteI truly do not understand, you're saying we cannot be for an unconditional cease-fire,
Bamya said, emotion rising in his voice
They are trapped with no safe place to go,
Philippe Lazzarini, head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, said ThursdayOnce more, the E10 [elected 10 members] is underscoring to the international community, and more importantly to the hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians who continue to bear the cost of these hostilities, including those still held hostage and their loved ones, that we are deeply conscious that the Security Council bears the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security,
she said