US sees new isolation from Israel support

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Source: Agence France-Presse

US sees new isolation from Israel support

Issued on: 24/12/2023 - 02:33
Modified: 24/12/2023 - 02:31

Washington (AFP) – Nearly three years after President Joe Biden took office vowing "America is back," the country's international image is taking a beating as his administration backs Israel in its war with Hamas.

In one step back from the newfound isolation, the United States on Friday, after painstaking negotiations, let through a UN Security Council resolution on humanitarian aid for the beleaguered Gaza Strip, after vetoing two earlier calls to halt the fighting.

But the United States still remained apart from some of its closest allies -- Britain, France and Japan -- which backed the resolution. The United States abstained, joined only by Russia.

A week earlier in the full General Assembly, the United States was joined by only two European partners, Austria and the Czech Republic, and none of its Asian allies in voting against a nonbinding ceasefire call in the war triggered by an October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas.

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