Brazil, together with other countries, is trying to save an alternative draft resolution as a basis for new negotiations and to find language that is fair to all parties
United Nations Plenary Session
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247 The UN General Assembly will meet this Friday (27) to vote on a resolution proposing an “immediate, permanent and durable humanitarian ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip, aimed at ending hostilities between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.
According to a column by journalist Jamil Chade of UOL, the document, which originally only spoke of an “immediate ceasefire,” was changed after negotiations between Arab countries to attract more votes and isolate the position of the United States and Israel.
The text condemns acts of violence against Palestinian and Israeli civilians, including acts of terrorism, indiscriminate attacks, provocations and destruction. However, the omission of the Palestinian perpetrators of the massacres led to countries such as the US expressing their intention to vote against the resolution.
“The document being voted on today has also been amended to condemn the deaths of Israeli civilians. However, the names of the Palestinian perpetrators of the massacres are not mentioned. For this reason, governments such as the US will vote against the resolution,” the report emphasizes.
The proposal is also opposed by an amendment from Canada that would contain an explicit reference to Hamas, a group accused of terrorist attacks. Brazil, together with other countries, is trying to save an alternative draft resolution as a basis for new negotiations and to find language that is fair to all parties.
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Turning to the General Assembly was the Arab countries’ way out of the impasse that dominated the debate in the UN Security Council. In the committee that is voting on the text today, an absolute majority of votes is sufficient, which should be achieved without any problems.
Still, the biggest impact will be to highlight the isolation of the US and Israel in the debate, increasing pressure on the UN Security Council to begin negotiations for a resolution with greater power.