The war in Gaza was started and is prolonged by Hamas

By 5 p.m. EST., on Tuesday, Dec. 19, the U.N. Security Council was supposed to vote on a resolution to stop the war in Gaza to deal with the humanitarian crisis in the enclave. By 3:45 p.m., word came out the vote was delayed for a day and is expected today, on Wednesday, if consensus is achieved.

The reason for the delay is simple: the draft demanded a “cessation” of the war, effectively blocking Israel’s stated objective to decimate Hamas terrorist organization. And ignored Israel’s right to self-defense.

The clearest indication that such a resolution will not pass without appropriate modifi...