Letters to the Editor: Ireland should shun Joe Biden for aiding Israel's attack on Gaza

Readers share perspectives on the conflict in the Middle East

Palestinians walk past the building destroyed in the Israeli Bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Gaza City on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Hajjar)

Shame, and shame forever, on the US delegation to the UN who have vetoed the call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Now, reluctantly, they have deigned to acquiesce, albeit to a much diluted wording of the recent resolution.

Of course, the US and the other permanent members of the UN security council have always manipulated the whole UN system to suit their own selfish machination. What a travesty of the raison d’etre of the UN mandate.