Editorial: Le Monde

• The United States is experiencing ongoing humiliations in the Middle East, unable to broker a ceasefire in Gaza.
• China and Russia, alongside Algiers, blocked a resolution that lacked an explicit call for an end to hostilities.
• These actions undermined the influence of the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken.
• Over a million Palestinians live in precarious conditions in Rafah, the last city in Gaza not yet targeted by Israeli military operations.
• China and Russia appear more interested in damaging U.S. diplomacy than in the welfare of the Palestinians.
• President Joe Biden has paid a heavy price for his unwavering alignment with Israel.
• Toughening the stance against Israel since February has so far produced no effect.

Conclusion: These humiliations impact not only the image of the United States, but also compromise any medium-term diplomatic prospect in the region. They expose the Democratic president to the risk of punitive abstention in the upcoming presidential elections.

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