The approval of Resolution 2803 by the UN Security Council, presented by the United States and endorsed by 13 votes in favour, with Russia and China abstaining, marks yet another shameful chapter in the long history of manipulation, selectivity, and abandonment of the Palestinian people by international structures that should guarantee peace, justice, and self-determination.

Under the pretext of a “Comprehensive Plan for Ending the Conflict in Gaza,” the US pushed for the creation of an International Stabilisation Force which, in practice, institutionalises the occupation and attempts to reconfigure Gaza according to interests foreign to the people who have resisted ethnic cleansing and apartheid for decades.

The Palestinian resistance factions reacted forcefully  – and rightly so. For those living under constant bombings, illegal sieges, attacks on hospitals, famine used as a weapon of war, and massive forced displacement, it is clear that the resolution does not represent any sustainable solution, but rather an arrangement imposed to save the US image and shield Israel from the responsibilities it should face under international law.

The Security Council, supposedly the guardian of global peace, once again accepted legitimising the narrative fabricated by the White House. It has been the same pattern for decades: when crimes are committed by Western allies, the UN retreats, remains silent, or acts as an instrument to maintain the colonial status quo.

The discourse wrapped in diplomatic language hides the real objective: preventing a political and moral victory of the Palestinian resistance and,........

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