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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Ex-UN official decries
resolution backing Gaza force as 'colonial outrage'</h1>
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<p>Craig Mokhiber, former senior human rights official,
describes Security Council vote on US resolution as a
\u2018day of shame\u2019</p>
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<p>Pro-Palestinian demonstrators outside the UN ahead of a
Security Council vote on a Gaza stabilisation force, 17
November 2025, New York City (Adam Gray/Getty Images via
AFP)</p>
<p><span>Published date:</span> 18 November 2025 11:17 GMT
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<p>A former senior UN human rights official has
denounced the Security Council\u2019s adoption of a
resolution backing a US plan for foreign forces and
governance in Gaza, calling it a \u201ccolonial outrage\u201d.</p>
<p>Craig Mokhiber, former director of the New York
office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
(OHCHR), described the vote as a \u201cday of shame\u201d for
the UN and accused governments worldwide of being
\u201con their knees before the US empire and its violent
Israeli client\u201d.</p>
<p>He criticised the "horrific" resolution as a
violation of international law.</p>
<p>\u201cThis proposal has been rejected by Palestinian
civil society and factions, as well as by defenders
of human rights and international law everywhere,\u201d
Mokhiber said on X.</p>
<p>He concluded: \u201cThe struggle for Palestinian freedom
will continue undeterred.\u201d</p>
<p>The US-drafted resolution was adopted on Monday
with 13 votes and favour with two abstentions from
Russia and China in the 15-member United Nations
Security Council (UNSC). </p>
<p>The plan is based on US President Donald Trump's
20-point plan for Gaza's future, including only a
singular line that envisions a future <a
href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank"
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<p>It outlines a Trump-chaired "Board of Peace" to
oversee affairs in Gaza as a transitional
authority. </p>
<p>It also authorises an "international stabilisation
force" that would ensure "demilitarisation" of
Gaza. </p>
<h3>'New colonialism' </h3>
<p>Hamas and other Palestinian factions, including
Islamic Jihad, have condemned the resolution for
imposing an \u201cinternational guardianship\u201d over
Palestinians.</p>
<p>\u201cThe resolution imposes an international
guardianship mechanism on the Gaza Strip, which our
people and their factions reject,\u201d Hamas said.</p>
<p>\u201cIt also seeks to achieve the occupation\u2019s
objectives, which it failed to accomplish through
its brutal genocide.\u201d</p>
<p>The Palestinian movement criticised the resolution
for \u201cdetaching the Gaza Strip from the rest of
Palestinian territory\u201d in an attempt to impose new
realities against the will of the Palestinian
people.</p>
<p>The Islamic Jihad Movement also affirmed its
rejection of the US resolution, stating that it
violates the Palestinian people\u2019s \u201cright to
self-determination\u201d. It further condemned the use of
humanitarian aid as a tool of pressure and noted
that the resolution fails to hold <a
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the blockade of Gaza.</p>
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<p>Palestinian coalition rejects US 'colonial' plan
for Gaza</p>
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<p>The Palestinian Authority, however, welcomed the
vote and said it was prepared to work with the Trump
administration to advance the plan.</p>
<p>Critics argue the US draft seeks to use the UN\u2019s
authority to normalise Israel\u2019s genocide and impose
another foreign regime on Palestinians. The plan is
also criticised for operating outside recognised
international legal frameworks, establishing a
parallel order based on security control and
external authority.</p>
<p>On Sunday, a group of Palestinian organisations
issued a statement rejecting US proposals to place
Gaza under an externally imposed transitional
administration, warning that such a move amounts to
\u201ca new colonialism\u201d.</p>
<p><a
href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestinian-coalition-rejects-new-colonialism-proposal-us"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">The
National Commission for Palestinian Popular Action</a>
(NCPPA) said any attempt to install a governing body
\u201coutside the will of the Palestinian people\u201d
violates their right to self-determination and
repackages old forms of domination \u201cunder updated
labels\u201d.</p>
<p>The NCPPA, a global alliance that includes the
Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad, the
Palestinian National Conference, the Popular
Palestinian Conference, the Palestinian Federation
in Latin America, and independent Palestinian
figures, recently held a conference in Istanbul,
according to the <a
href="https://english.palinfo.com/"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">Palestinian
Information Centre</a>.</p>
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