Posts Tagged: Israeli settlements
Deputy Israeli FM: We’re Talking With Incoming Trump Administration About UN Security Council Resolution That Would Recognize Our Right to Build in West Bank
The Israeli government is in touch with the incoming Trump administration about the formulation of an American-proposed UN Security Council resolution that would “recognize Israel’s...
Senate Leaders Back Bipartisan Bill Condemning UN Resolution Against Israeli Settlements
JNS.org - The top leaders in the US Senate — Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) and Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) — have announced...
Bernard-Henri Lévy: Israel, Obama and the United Nations
I am an unwavering proponent of the two-state solution in the Middle East. And I continue to think that, even battered and bruised, abandoned by some,...
Netanyahu: Upcoming Paris Conference Could Lead to Further Anti-Israel Action at UN
A France-hosted international diplomatic conference set to be held on Jan. 15 could lead to further action against the Jewish state at the United Nations,...
Iranian Revolutionary Guards Spokesman: Settlements Will Spark War That Will Lead to Israel’s Destruction
Ongoing Israeli settlement construction will spark a war that will lead to the Jewish state’s “complete destruction,” an Iranian military official said on Thursday, the...
Israeli Ambassasador Dermer Stings US Secretary of State Kerry: Settlements Are Not Root of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Settlements in the West Bank are not the root the Israel-Palestinian conflict, the Jewish state’s DC envoy said in an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”...
Obama Administration Says It Would Veto UN Resolution Recognizing Palestinian State
The Obama administration would veto any UN resolution that dictated a peace solution or recognized a Palestinian state, Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes said...
Kerry Assails Israeli Settlements, Denies US Involvement in Last Week’s Security Council Resolution in Landmark Speech
Ongoing Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank “risks making peace impossible” and is leading towards a one-state reality, outgoing US Secretary of State John...
At Dedication Ceremony for Ancient Jerusalem Street, Israel Strikes Defiant Tone on UN Resolution
JNS.org - In the wake of the Dec. 23 United Nations Security Council vote against Israeli settlements, the Jerusalem Municipality held a symbolic dedication Tuesday for...
Report: Ukraine Summons Israeli Envoy After Prime Minister Disinvited From Netanyahu Meeting
JNS.org - A top diplomatic official in Kiev reported that Israel's ambassador to Ukraine was summoned for a "reprimand discussion," following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cancellation...
Russian Israel Envoy: Moscow’s Misgivings About Timing, Content of UN Resolution Nixed by Other Security Council Members
A Russian diplomat claimed Tuesday that his country had misgivings about the timing and content of last week’s United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israeli...
Trump Says UN Has Become ‘Club for People to Get Together, Have a Good Time’
Donald Trump is questioning the effectiveness of the United Nations, saying it's just a club for people to "have a good time," after the U.N....
Obama’s Self-Defeating Settlements Policy
President Barack Obama’s collaboration with UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2334, which condemns Israel’s settlements policy, has defied history and reality, injuring the peace process...
Netanyahu in Wake of UN Resolution: ‘I Won’t Let Us Be Spit On’
JNS.org - Following Friday’s United Nations Security Council vote against Israeli settlements, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toughened his government's response against countries that supported Resolution 2334....
