Decision Quote by Haim Saban

“as demanded in the famous UN Security Council Resolution 242 very shortly after the war ended. As readers probably know, a Security Council resolution…

— Ilan Pappé

It is clear that there would nothing a U.N. Security Council resolution that condemned Syria because Syria is Russia's ally, and Russia has a…

— Kimberly Zisk Marten

The list of U.S. vetoes at the Security Council to protect Israeli aggression and occupation is huge.

— Noam Chomsky

One of the problems with the Security Council is that there are vetoes, and they do not allow us to do what might be…

— Antonio Guterres

The U.S. has the power to block all anti-Israel moves in the Security Council, not just some of them, and to do so without…

— Elliott Abrams

The abuse of the veto power has become so predictable that frequently resolutions are not even tabled because of the certainty of a veto…

— Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

I thought that the United Nations is a creature of the five super-powers who were given veto powers. I don't like veto powers at…

— Mahathir Mohamad

We saw there was no consensus in the U.N. Security Council. It was impossible, due to the threatened veto by some.

— Jose Maria Aznar

As matters now stand, the veto seems inappropriate, given the absence of any deep ideological split between major states, and definitely constrains the war-prevention…

— Richard A. Falk

The United Nations' founders understood that decisions affecting war and peace should happen only by consensus, and with America's consent, the veto by Security…

— Vladimir Putin

Bibi Netanyahu, froze the settlements and offered to go toward a two-state solution. The Palestinians didn't take him up on it. Historically, we have…

— David Brooks

The [UN Security Council] P5 ought to be dissuaded from using their veto power, which can paralyze the United Nations. The country blocking action…

— Kofi Annan