Tag: international protection

By Michael Hernandez, Washington: The U.S. on Wednesday sought to push back on an upcoming vote that would establish an international protection force for Palestinians. "The people of Gaza don't need protection from an external source. The people of Gaza need protection from Hamas," Nikki Haley, the U.S.'s UN ambassador, told an emergency Security Council meeting. "The Palestinian people deserve a better life. That can only happen if we acknowledge and reject the terrorist actions of Hamas and if we encourage more responsible Palestinian leadership." The declaration comes as Nickolay Mladenov, the UN's...