Posts Tagged: Israel United Nations
Getting Serious About the UN’s Anti-Israel Bias
JNS.org - Samantha Power, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, this week sounded an unusually strong -- and therefore welcome -- warning about the continuing bias against Israel...
We Must Demand Fair Treatment for Israel in the International Community
Recent weeks have seen a renewed surge in Arab terrorist attacks against Israelis. It is barely possible to keep track of them all. As of...
Israel’s New United Nations Envoy Danny Danon Pledges Policy of ‘Zero Tolerance for Bias and Lies’ (INTERVIEW)
Israel's new ambassador to the United Nations vowed to introduce a policy of "zero tolerance for the bias and lies" faced by the Jewish state...
Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked Talks Temple Mount, Iran, UN, Henkin Murders (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - In the midst of what seemed like a perfect storm of major Jewish and Israel news stories this week, Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked —...
Danny Danon Confidant Says Hawkish Minister Will ‘Surprise Many’ as Israel’s UN Envoy
Hawkish Israeli Minister Danny Danon, just tapped to become Israel's next envoy to the United Nations, "will surprise many" in his new role, a close...
Sen. Graham Vows ‘Violent Backlash’ Against UN Palestinian State Resolution
JNS.org - U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a likely Republican presidential candidate, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday and...
Obama Toys With Cutting Israel Adrift in the Security Council
Immediately after Israel's March 17 election, Obama administration officials threatened to allow (or even encourage) the U.N. Security Council to recognize a Palestinian state and...
Israel Blamed for Palestinian Authority’s Abuse of Women
A United Nations agency recently condemned Israel for its "occupation" of Palestinian women. Commentators have noted the blatant hypocrisy of the UN singling out Israel while...
UN Economic Commission and Israel’s MASHAV Team Up for Renewal Energy Workshop
A first of its kind renewable energy workshop was recently organized by the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) together with Israel's Agency for International...
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...
Ron Prosor’s Amazing, Stirring Speech at the United Nations
I have just read Ambassador Ron Prosor's tour de force address to the United Nations a couple of days ago. It is one...
We Must Build World Peace Locally
The condition of both supporting bottom-up social movements and enabling top-down laws, policies, and treaties, are helping people come together to achieve the change they...
Physical Violence and the Violence of Words: Israel’s Wars Against Hamas
In Israel's neighborhood, sticks, stones, and name calling are adult problems. The old children's adage says that the first two are dangerous, but argues incorrectly...
Israel Says United Nations Calls for Investigation Are a ‘Travesty’
After the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) pledged to launch an investigation into Israel's current military offensive in Gaza, the Jewish state said on...
