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EllieBC

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20. Think they can enforce it on Hamas

Reply to Lonestarblue (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 6, 2023, 03:02 PM

Dec 2023

or do you think they won’t need that?

Hint: Hamas violated the last one.

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UN chief invokes article 99 on Gaza in rare, powerful move [View all] Donkees Dec 2023 OP

The Guardian: Donkees Dec 2023 #1

I am sure the Security Coucil has the perfect solution for preventing their aid Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #2

First of all.. Chernevog Dec 2023 #23

After Cast Lead there was a decent and reasonable analysis. Igel Dec 2023 #43

and here it is again stopdiggin Dec 2023 #5

Yes.... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #8

and that is the way it has been .... stopdiggin Dec 2023 #13

''Israel needs U.S. backing for the expansion of its military operation into the city of Khan Younis'' Donkees Dec 2023 #12

what type of 'backing' would that be .. ? stopdiggin Dec 2023 #14

Who is funding and arming Israel now if the US has ceased its longtime role in doing so? nt ramen Dec 2023 #16

here is the quote stopdiggin Dec 2023 #18

I wish the UN could impose a permanent ceasefire. Lonestarblue Dec 2023 #3

Will Hamas honor the cease fire? Mossfern Dec 2023 #6

We know the answer is no Danmel Dec 2023 #19

They are all likely dead. Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #24

This is unfortunately the core of it. Peace is impossible while Hamas exists Amishman Dec 2023 #21

It seems to me that peace is impossible when people continue to believe peace is impossible. BComplex Dec 2023 #36

"Peace iw impossible while Hamas exists" is equivalent to Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #37

by using terms such as 'bloodlust' stopdiggin Dec 2023 #9

Since it make two to make a ceasefire sarisataka Dec 2023 #11

9/11 killed 3000 Americans. Iraq War killed 300,000 Iraqis. ratio of 100/1. keopeli Dec 2023 #15

Many of us protested against that Bettie Dec 2023 #22

Think they can enforce it on Hamas EllieBC Dec 2023 #20

Correction- sarisataka Dec 2023 #29

Maybe it will end when they return the hostages Tickle Dec 2023 #33

Good! Goddessartist Dec 2023 #4

While the UN has no enforcement authority of any kind in this matter, I appreciate the move. David__77 Dec 2023 #7

Good malaise Dec 2023 #10

Because the Security Council was unaware of it? brooklynite Dec 2023 #17

He's the one who said: "It is important to also recognize the attacks by Hamas did not happen in a vacuum..." Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #25

So he never invoked article 99 for the Rohingya, Uyghurs, Yazidis Mosby Dec 2023 #26

Did you say claudette Dec 2023 #32

No one knows the real death numbers. Mosby Dec 2023 #35

So he basically issued a press release? Oh wow! What an impressive and powerful move! tritsofme Dec 2023 #27

Does this mean they will do something about Hamas? ripcord Dec 2023 #28

That in context is all CEASEFIRE means TheKentuckian Dec 2023 #31

Maybe it's claudette Dec 2023 #38

There have been multiple ceasefires broken by Hamas TheKentuckian Dec 2023 #41

Sorry claudette Dec 2023 #42

So all claimed 15,000 dead are now civilians, zero Hamas? EX500rider Dec 2023 #44

👍🏻 claudette Dec 2023 #30

Biden administration "has seen", but isn't yet ready to comment on a letter from Antonio Guterres Donkees Dec 2023 #34

Times of Israel: "As UN chief uses rare clause to urge truce, Israeli envoy says he 'reached a new moral low'" David__77 Dec 2023 #39

I find it interesting sarisataka Dec 2023 #40