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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Julian Borger in Washington

Why do arms continue to flow from US to Israel despite ceasefire resolution?

The US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, votes to abstain during the UN vote on a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
The US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, votes to abstain during the UN vote on a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images

Any sense that a US abstention on a UN ceasefire resolution signalled a radically different approach to the Gaza war by the Biden administration lasted only four days.

The UN security council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire, a hostage release and large-scale delivery of food aid, was passed last Monday. By Friday, the Washington Post was reporting on the latest consignment of billions of dollars worth of US bombs and planes for Israel.

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