Rights teams criticise the US after it vetoes UN Safety plan for an instantaneous ceasefire.
The US has once more vetoed a UN Safety Council draft proposal for an instantaneous ceasefire in Gaza.
Washington’s transfer has been condemned across the globe.
Jordan mirrored the view of many critics, by calling the veto a licence for Israel to hold on with a bloodbath.
How will the US’s stance have an effect on its relations with Arab allies? And as some rights group say, does it danger being complicit in conflict crimes?
Presenter: Tom McRae
Company:
Sari Bashi – Programme director for Israel-Palestine, Human Rights Watch
Mouin Rabbani – Co-editor, Jadaliyya, an unbiased on-line journal for the Arab Research Institute
Mark Seddon – Director, Centre for UN Research, College of Buckingham