Russia says "under the US's protection at the United Nations, Israel feels it is exempt from sanctions"

Russia's First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Dmitry Polyansky said that "under the protection" of the United States, Israel is confident that it will be exempted from sanctions at the UN Security Council. That is a major obstacle to achieving a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Source: Reuters).

Speaking on the Soloviev Live TV channel, Mr. Polyansky shared: "Over the past decades, Israel has been quite comfortable under the protection of the United States, even in one way or another, Israel feels it is exempt."

According to Mr. Polyansky, this became very clear during the escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, “when the United States completely blocked the work of the Security Council for quite a long time, preventing any hint of an immediate ceasefire – what the international community and other Security Council members were demanding.”

On August 1, Iran's Permanent Representative to the UN Amir Saeid Iravani also said that the US, UK and France blocked a statement proposed by Russia condemning the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh when he came to Iran to attend the inauguration of Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian on July 30.

Previously, on March 25, the United Nations Security Council for the first time passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and called for the release of all hostages.

This is the first time the Security Council has passed this resolution since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out, thanks to the US abstaining and the remaining 14 members voting in favor of the resolution.

Previously, the US had always vetoed similar resolutions calling for ceasefires, a move believed to support Israel - America's most important ally in the Middle East.

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