Posts Tagged: Israel and UN
Netanyahu Thanks Craft for ‘Powerful’ Defense of Israel at UN
US Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft met in Jerusalem on Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu thanked Craft -- who is set to...
UN Committee Approves Israeli-Led Resolution on ‘Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development’
The United Nations Second Committee approved with a large majority on Wednesday an Israeli-led resolution titled "Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development." The resolution was passed by a...
Israeli Diplomat Sarah Weiss Maudi Appointed as UN Legal Committee Vice Chair
Israeli diplomat Sarah Weiss Maudi has been appointed to serve as the UN Legal Committee's vice chair for the 75th General Assembly, it was announced...
ECOSOC Members Slammed for ‘Hijacking’ UN Body to Push Anti-Israel Agenda
A watchdog group has slammed members of the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for “hijacking” the body to push an anti-Israel agenda. Commenting on an...
Israel’s Outgoing UN Envoy Danny Danon Says He Aimed to ‘Dilute the Hatred’ at Global Body
The Jewish state's outgoing ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, is even more optimistic about the country's prospects at Turtle Bay than he was...
UN Official Slammed for ‘Ignoring’ Human Rights Abuses by Palestinians
The Geneva-based monitoring group UN Watch issued a stinging rebuttal on Thursday to an anti-Israel report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) by...
At Security Council Meeting, UN Chief Guterres Urges Israel to Nix West Bank Annexation Plans
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Israel on Wednesday to abandon plans to annex settlements in the West Bank, warning this threatened prospects for peace with the...
Israel Must Abandon West Bank Annexation Threat, Says UN Middle East Envoy
Israel must not go ahead with West Bank annexation, the UN Middle East envoy said on Wednesday. "The continuing threat of annexation by Israel of parts of the...
UN Envoys Reveal What They Like Most About Israel as It Celebrates Independence Day
UN ambassadors from around the world expressed well-wishes to Israel in a video published on Tuesday as it began its Independence Day celebrations. “In our 72...
Israeli-Sponsored UN Resolution to Fight Coronavirus Pandemic Passed by General Assembly
A United Nations resolution co-sponsored by Israel to direct the global organization's response to the coronavirus pandemic passed in the General Assembly on Thursday night. The...
US ‘Outraged’ by UN’s Publication of Blacklist of Companies Tied to Israeli Settlements, Pompeo Says
America's top diplomat castigated the UN on Thursday for the publication the previous day of a report listing companies said to have business ties to...
Israel Denounces ‘Shameful’ UN Report on Companies Active in West Bank Settlements
The United Nations human rights office on Wednesday issued a report on companies it said had business ties to Israeli settlements in the West Bank, a...
At Last Minute, Israeli UN Envoy Danny Danon’s Term Extended Again, Until May
Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon’s term was set to expire on Tuesday night, but at the last minute it was extended until May...
Israel’s UN Envoy Calls on Security Council to Blacklist Hamas, as Ambassadors Visit Gaza Terror Tunnel
A group of UN ambassadors from around the world toured southern Israel on Thursday, viewing a Hamas terror tunnel and getting an up-close look at...
