Posts Tagged: Israel UN
Israel Accepted Into UN Space Agency Despite Arab Outcry
JNS.org - Israel has been accepted into the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) despite an Arab attempt to thwart the...
New Zealand Circulates UN Resolution on Peace Talks While Israel Objects
JNS.org - New Zealand has circulated a United Nations resolution aimed at renewing Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. New Zealand, which is currently serving a two-year term on the...
Under Obama, Another Betrayal of Israel
As an American citizen living in Jerusalem, I recently received two notifications from the U.S. State Department warning of “potential for violence in the Old City,”...
New Israel Fund Groups Influenced UN Report on Gaza by Accusing Israel of War Crimes
The latest UN report on the Gaza War determined that both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes during the fighting in the summer of 2014. The...
For Pro-Israel Advocates, It’s Time to Start Playing Offense
JNS.org - Victories aren’t usually depressing, but recent headlines about Israel include those such as: “Israel Left Off U.N. List of Parties That Kill, Injure Kids,”...
UN Claims Israel is World’s Worst Violator of Women’s Rights
Guess who is the number one violator of women's rights in the world today? Israel. Violating the rights of Palestinian women. At least that is the...
Anti-Israel Forces Are Losing Ground
Critics of Israel periodically issue doomsday warnings about how the Jewish State will face international isolation if it does not quickly give in to Palestinian...
Israel Compares Iranian Bid for UN Post to ‘Al Capone Running the FBI’
Reuters - Iran is seeking a senior post on a United Nations committee that decides accreditation of non-governmental organizations, a move that Israel on Tuesday compared to...
After Terror Attacks in Israel, UN Chief Calls for ‘Dialogue’ Between Sides
Arutz Sheva - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urgedIsraelis and Palestinians to do everything they can to reduce the simmering hostilities and continue, through dialogue, on...
Liberal Knesset Members Criticize Netanyahu UN Speech as Failed Opportunity
Arutz Sheva - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's evocative speech at the UN General Assembly provoked strong reactions from Israeli MKs Monday night, both for praise and for criticism. Netanyahu...
The Human Rights Council’s Alternate Reality Show
The 47-member United Nations Human Rights Council, based in Geneva, works "for the promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe." That's what...
Are UN Agencies Fighting for Human Rights or Supporting Terrorism?
Operation Protective Edge has put a significant spotlight on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) after munitions were found in...
Israel Ranks ‘Very High’ on U.N. Human Development Index
JNS.org - Israel ranks 19th in the world in the United Nations' Human Development Index for 2014, according to the U.N.'s 2014 Human Development...
Israel’s Lieberman Says UN Rights Council Supports Terrorist Rights
Arutz Sheva - Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman slammed the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Wednesday, over its intention to launch an investigation into...
