Posts Tagged: UN General Assembly
Netanyahu Tells UN: You Began as a ‘Moral Force’ and Have Become a ‘Moral Farce’
The United Nations “began as a moral force and has become a moral farce,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quipped on Thursday in his annual address...
Israel, Chad Expected to Renew Ties at UN General Assembly
JNS.org -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to meet with President Idriss Deby of Chad while in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, Israel’s Channel...
Obama and Netanyahu Tout Cooperation in Last Official Meeting
JNS.org -- US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday in what is likely...
El-Sisi Urges Israel to Make Peace With Palestinians
JNS.org -- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi spontaneously appealed directly to Israeli leaders and citizens to make peace with Palestinians in his address to the United Nations General Assembly...
Israeli Minister of Science, Technology, Space: ‘We Are, Should Be Grateful to US for Unprecedented Defense-Aid Package’
“We are and should be grateful to the United States for what amounts to the largest-ever military-aid package in the history of relations between the...
Obama at UN: Nation of Walls ‘Would Only Imprison Itself’
President Barack Obama painted a dark picture Tuesday of a world divided between those who want to cooperate with global partners and those who want...
Ahead of UN General Assembly, Meeting With Obama, Netanyahu Demands World Apply ‘Uniform Standard’ in War on Terrorism
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he expected the world to uphold a “uniform standard in the war on terrorism,” making what appeared...
Iranian President Heads for Venezuela, Cuba Ahead of UN General Assembly
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani set off Friday for a tour of Venezuela and Cuba before heading to New York for next week's UN General Assembly, official...
Report: Netanyahu Warns Visiting US Delegation Against Lame-Duck Moves by Obama on Israel-Palestinian Track
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conveyed a message of warning to US President Barack Obama not to make any moves on the Israeli-Palestinian front during...
Holocaust Survivor Tells UN General Assembly the World ‘Did Not Learn Enough From the Holocaust’
A Holocaust survivor who addressed the UN General Assembly last week bemoaned the fact that genocide is still being committed in the world today, The Algemeiner...
UN Recognizes Yom Kippur as Official Holiday
After more than a year of diplomatic efforts led by the Israeli Mission to the United Nations, the body has recognized Yom Kippur as an official...
November 29: A Significant Date in Arab-Israeli History
November 29 is a noteworthy date for all those interested in Israel and the Middle East. Sixty-eight years ago, following the recommendation of a decisive majority...
PA Leader Foments Religious War With Israel
I had the privilege of praying last week at Judaism’s holiest site -- the Western Wall -- on our holiest day, Yom Kippur. I wore my...
Report: Netanyahu Canceled Dinner Reservation at Manhattan Restaurant to Avoid Pakistani Leader
The team assisting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his stay in New York City this week for the U.N. General Assembly cancelled his dinner...
