Posts Tagged: UN General Assembly
US Announces $285 Million Cut in UN Funding
JNS.org - The US announced Sunday that it will cut $285 million from its funding to the United Nations for the 2018 and 2019 fiscal years. “In...
Arab States Believe US Aid Secure, Despite Defying Trump on Jerusalem at UN
Leading Arab allies threatened with cuts in aid by Donald Trump said on Friday they had no choice but to defy the US president over...
Top CNN Host Calls Out Human Rights-Abusing UN Member-States for Hypocrisy on Israel
CNN news host Jake Tapper on Thursday called out human rights-abusing UN member-states for their hypocritical focus on Israel. On his “The Lead” program, hours after...
Palestinian Riots Flare Up Again Following UN Vote on Jerusalem
Palestinians launched more anti-US demonstrations on Friday, after the UN General Assembly rejected Washington's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital the day before. At a protest on the...
Over 100 Countries Defy Trump Aid Cut Threat, Vote for Jerusalem UN Resolution
More than 120 countries defied President Donald Trump on Thursday and voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for the United...
Erdogan: US Can’t Buy Turkish Support on Jerusalem at UN
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the United States on Thursday it could not buy Turkey's support in a vote at the United Nations on Jerusalem,...
Ahead of General Assembly Vote on Jerusalem, Israeli PM Netanyahu Calls UN a ‘House of Lies’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the United Nations as a "house of lies" ahead of a vote on Thursday on a draft resolution calling on...
Trump Threatens to Cut Aid to UN Members Over Jerusalem Vote
President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that vote in favor of a draft United Nations resolution calling for...
Haley: We ‘Will Be Taking Names’ of Countries That Vote Against US on Jerusalem Recognition
The 193-member United Nations General Assembly will hold a rare emergency special session on Thursday at the request of Arab and Muslim states on US...
Palestinians Bringing Jerusalem Measure Vetoed by US to UN General Assembly
JNS.org - Following Monday’s US veto of a United Nations Security Council resolution that called for the withdrawal of President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s...
Abbas Tells Trump Israel-Palestinian Peace Deal Can Be Reached This Year
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told US President Donald Trump Wednesday a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians can be reached this year, adding it...
Egypt Expert: Public Netanyahu-Sisi Meeting Likely Meant to Signal a Further Warming of Jerusalem-Cairo Ties
Monday’s public sit-down in New York City between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was a manifestation of increasingly close...
Between High-Level Diplomatic Meetings, Israeli PM Netanyahu, Joined by Wife, Hits Streets of New York to Meet Locals
In town for the 72nd UN General Assembly session, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanayhu and his wife Sara hit the streets of Manhattan on Monday...
Top American Jewish Leader: Iran Violating ‘Deeply Flawed’ Nuclear Deal, Stricter Sanctions Are Needed
The future of the Iran nuclear deal will be uppermost in the mind of one of the American Jewish community’s top leaders this week as...
