Posts Tagged: Israel UN
Israel Fights UN Discrimination With Green Initiative
JNS.org - Israel’s Strategic Affairs Ministry unveiled a new program on Sunday that would essentially grade Israeli businesses according to their contribution to society, as...
Israel to Lead Diplomatic Campaign at UN Following Reveal of Mideast Plan
JNS.org - The office of the Israeli Mission to the United Nations said on Tuesday that it will lead “a concerted diplomatic campaign with the...
Israeli Diplomat Chosen to Lead UN Committee for Budget and Administration
In another encouraging sign of Israel's growing integration into the United Nations system, an Israeli diplomat was on Thursday appointed as Special Rapporteur of the...
The Legal Justification for Israeli Control of the Golan
The major legal reason given by critics of Israel against the annexation of the Golan Heights is a combination of what the UN Charter says,...
‘Human Rights’ Organizations Bash Israel, While Sports Organizations Defend It
In recent weeks, Amnesty International, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the United Nations Human Rights Council have all been in the news. All...
No, Israel Was Not Created by the United Nations
Arab News has a typical anti-Israel screed by Chris Doyle, director of the London-based Council for Arab-British Understanding. He writes, "Israel was a child of the UN,...
Abbas and Netanyahu UN Speeches Signal the 30-Year Peace Process Is Dead
JNS.org - There was one corner of New York City last Thursday where the Senate Judicial Committee hearings into the accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett...
Why ‘Palestine’ Would Be a Dangerous Fiction
“The first general law, which is to be found in the very end of the society of Nations, is that each Nation should contribute as...
Israel May Withdraw Its Bid for UN Security Council Seat
JNS.org - Israel is considering whether to withdraw its bid for a seat on the UN Security Council that it had hoped to secure for the first...
Israel Accuses UN Rights Forum of Bias Over Palestinians
Israel accused the United Nations on Tuesday of continuous discrimination against it over its treatment of Palestinians and called for reforms of its human rights...
Ten Ways That Israel Is Treated Differently
The recent focus on the Jerusalem issue is a telling reminder that Israel is treated according to a totally different standard than other countries in...
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister: World Community Can’t Dictate Policy
JNS.org - Israeli policy should not be guided by fear of international criticism, a senior Israeli official said at a Maryland synagogue this weekend. Israeli Deputy Foreign...
Interpol and the Palestinians: Where’s a Cop When You Need One?
JNS.org - The good news is that Interpol apparently isn’t the international police agency that movies and television shows have led us to believe. The bad...
Hamas and PFLP Are ‘Not Terrorist Organizations,’ Top Palestinian Official Claims at UN Anti-Israel Forum
A senior PLO official and former negotiator with Israel went before a UN forum on Thursday to emphatically deny that Hamas and the Popular Front...
