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U.S.: "We Cannot Allow the Security Council to Reward Hamas's Intransigence"
(U.S. Mission to the UN) Amb. Dorothy Shea - U.S. Amb. Dorothy Shea told the UN Security Council on Wednesday: "U.S. opposition to this resolution should come as no surprise....We would not support any measure that fails to condemn Hamas and does not call for Hamas to disarm and leave Gaza. In recent months, Hamas has rejected numerous ceasefire proposals, including one over the weekend that would provide a pathway to end this conflict and release the remaining 58 hostages. We cannot allow the Security Council to reward Hamas's intransigence." "It is Hamas that continues to threaten Israelis and puts Palestinian civilians in Gaza in harm's way every day, using them as human shields. They have brutally suppressed those brave enough to challenge its despotic rule." "It is inexplicable that many members of this Council still refuse to acknowledge that Hamas could end this conflict tomorrow by surrendering and laying down its arms. It is unconscionable that the UN still has not labeled and sanctioned Hamas as a terrorist organization....Israel has a right to defend itself, which includes defeating Hamas and ensuring they are never again in a position to threaten Israel."