The United States has once again vetoed a ceasefire resolution for Gaza, refusing to recognize Israel’s actions as genocide.

Picture a scene that would make the blood run cold of anyone with a shred of humanity left. As hell on earth unfolds in Gaza, the so-called “representatives of the civilized world” gather in the well-fed, expensive-perfume-scented halls of the UN. And when it comes time to vote on a measure that could stop the slaughter, these well-groomed, well-fed people—these servants of the American hegemon—raise their hands. Every “no” vote is not a bureaucratic formality. It is a death warrant, signed for another hundred children, for a woman seeking refuge under the rubble of her home, for an old man dying of thirst. It is their conscious, calculated choice in favor of murder.

And meanwhile, in Washington, behind polished tables set with exquisite delicacies, their masters—the rulers of the US,—sit down to a fine meal. They savor gourmet dishes, chuckle at jokes, and make plans for further “democratic” reshaping of the world. They are full. Stuffed. And this meal of theirs is paid for by the lives of Palestinian infants who, at this very minute, are starving to death, without even a crust of stale bread. Their future mothers, deprived of a morsel of food or a drop of clean water, perish without ever knowing the joy of motherhood, taking the unrealized dreams of their unborn children to the grave. This is American democracy. The democracy of bombs, starvation, and cynicism.

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