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Vol. 1 Issue 58 August 2023 ELITE

Popular reactions to the ethnic cleansing However, most governments of Western
carried out by Israel in Gaza: countries still support what Israel is doing in
The popular reactions to the ethnic terms of destruction, killing, and terrorism,
cleansing carried out by Israel against and refuse to stop firing from Israel's side;

the Palestinian people are diverse and where the United States voted veto against a
varied, reflecting the extent of solidarity, draft resolution in the UN Security Council
anger, condemnation, and resistance condemning the war between Israel and
from the Palestinians, Arabs, Muslims, Hamas in October 2023, and the reason behind
and free peoples of the world. that was that the project did not mention
Demonstrations and protests in various Israel's right to defend itself, according to the
Palestinian, Arab, Islamic, and Western US ambassador to the United Nations, who
villages and cities denounced the Israeli said she was disappointed to reject this text,
crimes and still demand an end to the describing it as a missed opportunity for the
aggression and siege on Gaza, protection Security Council. This position provoked
of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the right of criticism from some other countries that voted
return for refugees. There were also in favor of the project, such as France and
many donations and humanitarian, Brazil, which said that the project was good
medical, food, and other assistance and balanced, as some human rights
provided by institutions, bodies, and organizations considered that this vote showed
individuals to the Palestinian people in the impudence of the United States in
Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem, to preventing the Security Council from moving
alleviate their suffering from the on Israel and Palestine. The Security Council
bombing and siege. In addition to also rejected two Russian amendments to the

media, awareness and solidarity project, one of which called for an immediate
campaigns carried out by organizations, and permanent ceasefire, without mentioning
associations, and activists on social Hamas. The Russian ambassador said that
media and media outlets, to highlight the humanitarian truces would not contribute to
facts of ethnic cleansing in Palestine, and stopping bloodshed, only a ceasefire could
expose the lies and deception promoted achieve that.
by Israel.

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