On March 25, the United States abstained from voting for a UN Resolution demanding “an immediate cease-fire for the month of Ramadan respected by all parties leading to a permanent sustainable cease-fire.” Although mentioned in the resolution was the demand for the unconditional and immediate release of all hostages, it does not make its ceasefire demand conditional on the freedom of the over 100 hostages held by Hamas. Nowhere in the resolution is Hamas condemned for its murder, rapes, and atrocities. Similar resolutions had been submitted, but America vetoed them each time. So what happened this time? President Obama entered the scene.