Posts Tagged: Israel and UN
Israeli Envoy: We Won’t Let UN Agencies Become Branches of Hamas
Israel will not permit United Nations agencies to “become branches of the Hamas terrorist organization,” the Jewish state’s envoy to the global body vowed on...
Report: Arab League Working to Undermine Israel’s Bid to Win UN Security Council Seat Next Year
The Arab League is working to undermine Israel’s bid to win a seat on the UN Security Council next year, the Hebrew news site Walla...
PA UN Envoy Refuses to Condemn Halamish Terror Attack, Saying ‘Don’t Expect All Palestinians to Be Angels’
Palestinian Authority Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour declined this week to condemn last Friday’s terrorist attack in Halamish -- in which three Israelis were...
Israel Accuses Iran of Using Star of David as Target During Ballistic Missile Test
Israel accused Iran on Wednesday of using a Star of David as a target during a medium-range ballistic missile test last year. The Jewish state’s UN...
Top American Jewish Leader: Time Has Come to Stop Making Excuses for Abbas on Palestinian Incitement
The time has come to stop making excuses for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on the issue of incitement, a top American Jewish leader told The...
American UN Envoy Nikki Haley Kicks Off Israel Visit, Vows She Won’t Tolerate Unfair Treatment of Jewish State
US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley kicked off a three-day visit to Israel on Wednesday by making clear she would not tolerate unfair treatment of...
Netanyahu Lauds US Senate for ‘Standing Up for Israel’ at UN With Call to Treat Jewish State Fairly
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the US Senate on Friday for “standing up for Israel at the UN” after every member of the body signed...
American UN Ambassador Nikki Haley: All I’ve Done With Israel Is Tell the Truth
“All I’ve done with Israel is tell the truth,” US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley told a New York City gathering on Wednesday about...
Ambassador Nikki Haley at AIPAC: Days of Israel-Bashing at UN Are Over, There Is a New Sheriff in Town
“The days of Israel-bashing are over,” US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley vowed on Monday. "For anyone who says you can't get anything done...
UN Commission Adopts Israeli Resolution Aimed at Ending Workplace Sexual Harassment, Marking ‘Noteworthy’ Diplomatic Achievement for Jewish State
An Israeli resolution aimed at eliminating workplace sexual harassment has been adopted by consensus by the UN Commission on the Status of Women. "The adoption of...
Top US Foreign Policy Expert Elliott Abrams: UN Human Rights Council Must Bar Countries That Are Themselves Great Human Rights Violators
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) this week that it must reform or the US will withdraw from it,...
Former Israeli Diplomat: UN Can No Longer Remain ‘Hostile, Opaque and Unaccountable’ and Expect to Get a US Paycheck
Unless the UN undertakes a number of key reforms, the US should withhold its funding of the global body, a former Israeli diplomat said on...
New US Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley Draws Praise From Pro-Israel Community After Calling Out Security Council for Double Standard Toward Jewish State
The new American UN envoy is receiving warm praise from the pro-Israel community in both the US and abroad after taking the Security Council to...
Palestinian-American Columbia Professor Rashid Khalidi: Pro-Israel Figures Will ‘Infest’ US Government After Trump Takes Office
Pro-Israel figures will “infest” President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, a Palestinian-American Columbia University professor and notorious critic of the Jewish state declared on Tuesday. “There are a...
