Posts Tagged: UN Israel
Why UNIFIL’s Existence Remains in Israel’s Interest
JNS.org - Many people in Israel believe that the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is like the three wise monkeys at the Tosho-gu...
According to the UN, Israel Can’t Defend Itself
Below is the headline and lede for an AP article: The UN political chief called on Israel Wednesday to ensure that urgently needed humanitarian supplies for...
Palestinian Op-Ed Accurately Explains How UNRWA Turned From Humanitarian to Political
Ma'an published an op-ed by Ali Hweidi, a writer and researcher on Palestinian affairs from Lebanon, about the threat of closing down UNRWA. He begins by...
Foreign Policy and The Washington Post Whitewash UNRWA’s Misdeeds
“I worry,” Walter Cronkite once said, “that we’re not getting enough of the news to make us informed citizens.” Looking at recent coverage of the...
If UNRWA Is Losing Students, Do We Really Need UNRWA?
UNRWA workers in the West Bank protested announced job cuts by UNRWA on Tuesday; 956 employees in Gaza and 194 employees in the West Bank...
Bashing Israel Is a Big (State-Sponsored) Business
A recent report by NGO Monitor revealed that between 2012 and 2016, 39 Israeli non-governmental organizations (NGOs) received NIS 515.8 million ($142.6 million) from foreign donors. Just over 60%...
Spain’s Anti-Israel Hypocrisy Boils Down to Antisemitism
JNS.org - The Spanish state of Navarre recently voted to endorse the BDS movement against Israel, calling on the European Union to impose sanctions on Israel, while...
When Arafat Threatened the World — and the World Applauded
There is one point that I made in a speech yesterday that I hadn't thought of before preparing for it. In 1974, after several years of airplane...
Celebrating the ‘Haley Effect’
JNS.org - In many Jewish households on Friday nights, parents bless their daughters in the names of our matriarchs: Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah. We do so...
Antisemitism at the United Nations Cannot Be Ignored
JNS.org - It was just another day at the office for UN officials. As it has done innumerable times in the last 50 years, on...
Haley: UN Makes ‘Morally Bankrupt Judgement’ by Passing Resolution Against Israel
JNS.org - The UN General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to condemn Israel for using “excessive force” against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in...
Will the World Finally Turn Off the UNRWA Spigot?
It’s been a rough few months for UNRWA -- the UN agency dedicated to providing care for more than five million Palestinians in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Gaza,...
A Week of Infamy at the United Nations
JNS.org - When Syria ascended to the role of presidency of the United Nations Conference on Disarmament last Monday, Robert Wood, the US ambassador to the conference, called it “one...
Saying Kaddish for Jihadists
On May 15, the UN Security Council held a minute of silence for the 62 Gazans killed by Israeli forces. The IDF was forced to kill the attackers...
