Israel alone? Allies' fears grow over conduct - and legality - of war in Gaza

When the US allowed a ceasefire resolution to pass at the UN, the warning was clear - and concern is rising elsewhere When Gilad Erdan, the Israeli envoy to the UN, sat before the security council to rail against the ceasefire resolution it had just passed, he cut a lonelier figure than ever in the cavernous chamber. The US, Israel's constant shield at the UN until this point, had declined to use its veto, allowing the council's demand for an immediate truce - even though it contained, as Erdan ...