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“A stalemate has arisen between the five permanent members, so the Security Council is locked in,” said diplomat Robert van de Royer. NOS Radio 1 News. Erwin von Wein, a Middle East expert at Klingentale, agrees with NOS. “If the United States says we will not participate, it will not happen,” Van Wein explains. “The United States gives the reason that they are already working hard behind the scenes to find a solution with Israel.” For example, the United States sent a high-ranking ambassador to Israel last week.

As for the United States, Israel is the most important ally in the Middle East. “Americans have always been firmly behind Israel, and they still stand. They want to prevent international anger from Israel with such a UN statement,” Van Wein said. Because that statement will contain harsh words about Israel, with the exception of Hamas, which, inevitably, has occupied the Palestinian territories for decades, according to a Middle Eastern expert.

UN Secretary-General Guterres spoke yesterday about the “brilliant cycle of bloodshed, terrorism and destruction.” He said he was shocked by the growing number of Palestinian citizens.

“The tone of the UN will be important in such a statement. After all, it was the Sheikh Zarra and al-Aqsa Mosque – the Israeli operation in Jerusalem that led to the current situation,” Van Wein said. Such a trend is a bridge far from the United States, he says.

From Denmark, US Secretary of State Blinken said today that the United States is ready to help if the warring parties want a fight. Blinken stayed away from harsh condemnation. Van Wein: “Because the United States is the only international party that can really put pressure, it really gives Prime Minister Netanyahu more space.”

Internal American politics

If President Biden supports criticism of Israel, it will cause political unrest in his home country. For example, a confrontation is developing with Republicans, but even with a section of the Democrats, says Van Wein. “Criticism of Israel is not far from you in the United States. Democrats have traditionally been pro-Israel, and it is slowly beginning to change,” he says.

Van Wein: “In a situation where Americans can not get anything, Biden does not want to burn his fingers in the conflict with Republicans about Israel. Biden has been around for decades, and he knows he is wary of this file. Act.”

But the US approach is now being criticized by other countries. China, for example, criticized the passive actions of Americans yesterday. “Accept responsibility and support the Security Council,” said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Van Wein predicted that Security Council pressure on the United States would increase in the coming days. “It is beyond description for the Biden government, as there are more deaths on the Palestinian side.”