Ex-UN official calls Gaza security council vote ‘a day of shame’

Craig Mokhiber, a former senior UN human rights official, has condemned today’s Security Council vote, calling it “a day of shame for the United Nations”.

In a post on X, he said “not a single member of the Council had the courage, principle, or respect for international law to vote against this US-Israel colonial outrage”.

Mokhiber noted that “this proposal has been rejected by Palestinian civil society and factions, and defenders of human rights and international law everywhere”, adding that the “struggle for Palestinian freedom will continue”.

He previously headed the New York office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights before resigning in 2023, accusing the organisation of failing to stop Israel’s genocide in Gaza.