By CAIR
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the United States veto on a UN resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.
Today, the U.S. vetoed a resolution supported by several Arab nations that would call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 13-1 with the United Kingdom abstaining, reflecting the wide international support for ending the war in Gaza.
SEE: US vetoes UN resolution for Gaza cease-fire
In a statement, CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad said:
“The American Muslim community is running out of words to describe our feelings about the Biden administration’s support for the Gaza genocide. The latest U.S. veto of a UN ceasefire resolution is shameful. President Biden should stop acting like Benjamin Netanyahu’s defense lawyer and start acting like the President of the United States.
“We call on the American people to continue expressing their opposition to the Biden administration’s support for the Israeli government’s war crimes by contacting the White House and their elected officials and calling on them to demand a ceasefire, access to humanitarian aid, and the pursuit of a just, lasting peace.”
He noted that back in December, CAIR condemned the U.S. veto of a United Nations Security Council demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.
SEE: CAIR Condemns ‘Unconscionable’ U.S. Veto of U.N. Gaza Ceasefire Resolution
