Egyptian and US mediators report signs of compromise but many analysts remain pessimistic

Egyptian and US mediators have reported signs of compromise in recent days and Egyptian state news channel Al-Qahera said on Saturday that a consensus had been reached in the indirect talks over many of the disputed points but gave no further details. However, many analysts remain pessimistic after five months of stop-start talks that have frequently broken down

  • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.worldEnglish
    124·
    6 months ago

    Don’t forget in March when the cease fire was proposed and China and Russia vetoed it. It isn’t as simple as the U.S. being the only outside group at fault for the UN not stepping in.

    • livus@kbin.social
      91·
      6 months ago

      That’s true of March, but if you look at the big picture the US always vetos on the side of Israel’s political interests (until the most recent one, which Israel didn’t obey anyway). This was going on long before the current genocide.

      The US has recently been trying to lobby the ICC on behalf of Israel (neither country are member states). Its support is a big part of why we can’t just step in and start enforcing international law eg the Geneva Conventions.