Author

Jorge Heine

Jorge Heine

Interim Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, Boston University

COMMENTARY

International reaction to Gaza siege exposes growing rift between the West and the Global South

By: - November 13, 2023

The lopsidedness was stark: 120 countries voted in favor of a resolution before the United Nations on Oct. 26, 2023, calling for a “humanitarian truce” in the war in Gaza. A mere 14 countries voted against it. But the numbers tell only half the story; equally significant was the way the votes fell. Those voting […]