The Never-Ending Storm

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07.12 EDT Brazil’s foreign minister, Mauro Vieira, said that Brazil, in its current role as president of the UN security council, is pushing for a multilateral solution. He said to the Cairo peace summit: The paralysis of the security council is having tremendous consequence for the lives of civilians. This is not in the interest of the international community. We must strive to avoid any possibility of regional spillover of the conflict. He said “simply managing the conflict” is not an option, and steps must be made towards the implementation of a two-state solution.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/oct/21/israel-hamas-war-live-biden-hostages-israel-gaza-ground-assault-border-crossing-palestinians-aid?page=with:block-6533b1518f0841cbe55a8e9c#block-6533b1518f0841cbe55a8e9c

06.57 EDT The South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, called on countries not to supply weapons to either side of the Israel-Hamas war. He told the Cairo peace summit that the use of force and bombing of the Gaza strip by Israel violated international law. “We hold the firm view that the attack on civilians in Israel, the ongoing siege of Gaza and the decision to forcibly move the people of Gaza, together with the indiscriminate use of force through bombing, are violations of international law,” he said.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/oct/21/israel-hamas-war-live-biden-hostages-israel-gaza-ground-assault-border-crossing-palestinians-aid?page=with:block-6533add58f08c59242af8290#block-6533add58f08c59242af8290

Thankfully, these people get it (and I’ve seen a lot of other good takes from the international community, this morning, as well). I don’t think you all can count on the U.S. to take the lead on this conflict and handle it in a satisfactory manner. We’re too close to Israel. They are our client state, and because of political, ideological, and religious entanglements, we are their proxy.