Since 1945, How did the American veto protect Israel within the Security Council?

A long history of American veto resolutions in the Security Council in support of Israel. Since 1945, America has objected to 34 out of 36 resolutions related to Palestine and Israel.

On Friday night, the Security Council failed again to issue a ceasefire resolution in Gaza after the United States of America used its veto against the resolution presented by the United Arab Emirates and in which more than 80 countries, including Turkey, participated.

On October 26, the Security Council also failed to adopt a resolution submitted by Russia regarding a ceasefire in Gaza for humanitarian reasons, after the draft resolution failed to obtain sufficient votes to pass it. The United States was expected to veto the resolution if it received enough votes to put it on the path to approval.

History of the American veto to protect Israel

The United States' rejection of Security Council resolutions on Israel is consistent with its historical use of the veto to block any resolutions that might criticize Israel or call for the establishment of a Palestinian state.

Regarding the draft resolutions submitted to the Security Council related to Palestine and Israel, by one of the five permanent members, the right of veto has been used against 36 draft Security Council resolutions since 1945, and among these resolutions, the United States objected to 34 resolutions, while Russia and China objected to two resolutions. Only two.

The United States has used its veto power against resolutions condemning Israel 46 times, including the Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon as well as Israel's annexation of the Syrian Golan Heights, which is still under Israeli occupation. Washington officially recognized Israeli sovereignty in 2019 over the Golan Heights.

The only time that the United States did not use its veto power regarding a draft resolution related to Israel was in 1972, when the draft resolution called on all parties to immediately stop all military operations and exercise the greatest amount of restraint in the interest of international peace and security.