UN COUNCIL FAILS ON GAZA

The United Nations Security Council failed once again to issue a statement calling for the end of the Israeli imposed siege on the Gaza Strip. The statement was called for by the Arab States that have representatives in the UN demanding that Israel immediately halt its siege and attacks on Gaza. The US objected to the statement, saying it was not fair. In the past three days of talks at the UN Security Council, the United States of America foiled the releasing of the statement that criticises Israel for imposing a tight siege on the Gaza Strip, and the cut of fuel supplies which is pushing the entire coastal region toward a humanitarian crisis. The US Ambassador to the United Nations, Zalman Zad, described the statement as unfair. The American UN mission demanded to amend the statement to include the call for the release of Gil’ad Shalit, the Israeli soldier who was captured by the Palestinian resistance two years ago in Gaza in addition to condemnation of the Palestinian attacks on Israeli civilians. The Arab States at the UN refused the American demand and said that the statement should focus on the Israeli collective punishment polices towards the 1.5 million Palestinians living in Gaza.