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For Gaza Peace, Tell the Truth about Hamas
(CNN) Nikki Haley, David Friedman, Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt - Hamas, the terrorist group that controls Gaza, has been inciting the violence at the Israeli boundary fence for months, using Palestinian civilians as human shields. At the UN General Assembly on June 13, Algeria offered a grossly one-sided resolution blaming Israel alone for the recent violence in Gaza. In response, the U.S. proposed an amendment demanding that the UN condemn Hamas by name for its role in the skirmishes and for firing rockets into Israel. We offered our amendment to give countries the opportunity to put the truth above politics by holding Hamas to account. Algeria made a motion to dismiss our amendment without debate and called for a vote. The assembled nations voted 78-59 to go ahead with a vote on our amendment. Although the measure ultimately failed for technical reasons, more nations voted for holding Hamas accountable with the U.S. amendment than against it. Reality means recognizing the primary responsibility Hamas bears in perpetuating the suffering of the people of Gaza.