US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza

~70%of Americans want a cease fire. Another nail in the democracy coffin. Same thing in Canada less the veto. Our governments are beating to a different drum that is not the voice of the people they supposedly represent.

It is my sincere hope that one day, the USA may gain Independence from Israel.

Gross

I feel like I'm in the twilight zone when people talk about this issue, like people watching all of this and still defending Israel are all living on another fucking planet. Some literally 1984 "war is peace/we've always been at war with East Asia" shit.

Actual question: why in the fuck can the US veto actions by the UN? Can other countries veto as well? Or is it only the US that can do that with the implied threat we’d swing our militaristic dick around or something?

EDIT: Thank y’all for replying and informing me and any other readers about why this is a thing. You guys are da real MVPs 👊

I feel like there should be a limit on how many times a country can exercise their veto rights, at least.

US has a long history of single-handedly bullying entire UN with their veto power.

Of fricking course.

Of course the US would

Come the fuck on. A UN resolution demanding a ceasefire is just symbolic anyway.

This would matter if UN resolutions actually did anything

For anyone else wondering "why did the US veto it?" rather than jumping to an emotional reaction, the article explains the US's position:

U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood called the resolution “imbalanced” and criticized the council after the vote for its failure to condemn Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel in which the militants killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, or to acknowledge Israel’s right to defend itself. He declared that halting military action would allow Hamas to continue to rule Gaza and “only plant the seeds for the next war.”

“Hamas has no desire to see a durable peace, to see a two-state solution,” Wood said before the vote. “For that reason, while the United States strongly supports a durable peace, in which both Israelis and Palestinians can live in peace and security, we do not support calls for an immediate cease-fire.”

Did it include releasing hostages?

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Maybe they should try demanding the full unconditional surrender of Hamas and the release of all hostages first...

I think UN was being antisemitic, so they had to

Didn't Hamas break the last two ceasefires? How does the UN expect to enforce such with a literal terrorist organization?

Genocide Joe has got to go