Islamabad – For nearly 80 years, Palestine has been an unanswered world problem. Where the claims of justice have been considered and determined to be desired. The UN Charter, born after the devastation of World War II, was committed to peace, equality and protection of the oppressed.
But in Palestine these promises have been written, erased, spoken and reverted by Israel over and over again. It’s not difficult to find an explanation. When Israel was detained in the Bay, Washington’s veto is all but formal testimony that international law corresponds to charades.
Since 1972, the US has used its veto to protect Israel from accountability that is about 50 times more than all vetos it has ever put on the Security Council.
The first came in September 1972 when it blocked a resolution condemning Israel’s bombing of Lebanon. It sets the tone for decades. Washington has taken steps to censor the expansion of the settlement, rejecting the annexation of Israel’s East Jerusalem and Golan Heights, condemning Lebanon’s invasion in 1982, and even admitting to agreeing to content, denies the 2011 draft as “illegal.”
In 2017, the United States isolated 14 to 1, rejecting a resolution refusing to recognize Trump in Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. In 2023 and 2024, thousands of civilians were killed, blocked repeated calls for a ceasefire in Gaza. One raised hand erased the will of the world over and over again.
This is not a balance. It’s an accomplice.
The General Assembly, which is not subject to veto, repeatedly denounced Israel. Between 2015 and 2023, it approved all 154 resolutions condemning Israel, compared with 71 against all other member states. In 2024, 17 more resolutions were adopted, including historic sought to leave the territory that Israel occupied within a year.
The deeper reality is that America cannot contain Israel. I simply hate that. Israel is considered a strategic alliance, a “democratic forward post” in the Middle East, and a partner in military technology and intelligence. In Washington, domestic politics are subject to politically expensive conditions or weapons. Continuous management frames veto as blocking “unbalanced” text. In fact, they block justice.
This shield gave Israel the confidence to project its power well beyond the border. Israel went to war with Egypt and Jordan since 1948, invaded Lebanon multiple times, bombed Syria, exploded Iraq’s Osirak reactor in 1981, killed Tunisian PLO leader in 1985, and carried out a staggering Entebeid in Uganda in 1976.
Recently, it has been targeted by Sudan and Yemen, but missile attacks against Doha were the first Israeli strike in the Persian Gulf. Throughout its short history, Israel has attacked or invaded ten countries. This is an incredible feat for its height condition, but it can only be achieved due to the fact that Washington can expect to protect it from any outcome.
For the Muslim world, this issue is moral rather than just geopolitical. The Quran teaches the holiness of human life and the duty to stand with the oppressed. However, the international system allows one veto to surpass thousands of blood. The Palestinians see superpowers that guarantee the immunity of not only the occupyers of their land, but also their occupyers.
There are other options, but they all need courage. The General Assembly may use the “Unity for Peace” procedure if the Security Council is blocked. States may adopt arms embargoes that maintain their occupation or suspend export licenses. The courts have other options that are liable, such as the International Criminal Court and universal jurisdiction.
The country can recognize Palestine, sanction the settlement project, and be subject to trade. Even humane firewalls will be a step in the right direction to protect aid corridors, healthcare and journalists.
However, this does not come from waiting for the Security Council. Liberation was not talented from the institution. It has always been demanded by people and countries willing to act beyond the veto of major companies.
History does not remember the techniques of the UN procedure. You will remember the children buried under the tiled rubbers of Gaza, the erased villages on the west bank of the Jordan River, and the vast refugee camps in Lebanon and Jordan. The US veto is more than just a vote. They are fraudulent shields. The general meeting’s condemnation is not merely a paper. They are testimonies of the betrayed world.
If the international system cannot protect Palestine, then no one can claim that the most visible symbol of forfeiture of our age will protect them. For Iran, for the Arab world, and for Muslims everywhere, this is not just a diplomatic failure. It is a measure of whether dignity, justice, and international law retains any meaning in the 21st century.