Posts Tagged: UN Israel
How UNESCO Encourages Antisemitism
JNS.org - In October, the US State Department notified the director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) that America would be withdrawing from the...
Did the UN’s Partition Resolution Change History?
November 29 marked 70 years since the 1947 decision by the United Nations General Assembly to partition the British League of Nations Mandate of Palestine...
An Open Letter on Israel to the UN Secretary-General
António Guterres Secretary-General United Nations Dear Secretary-General Guterres, On November 29, 1947, the United Nations voted in favor of General Assembly Resolution 181(II), known as the Partition Plan. This...
Israeli Resolution Passes at the UN With Unprecedented 117 Co-Sponsors
JNS.org - An Israeli resolution focusing on the use of agricultural technology for sustainable development passed the United Nations Second Committee on Tuesday with the highest...
Rivlin Chastises Spain Over Lack of Support for Israel at UN
JNS.org - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin chastised Spain’s lackluster support for Israel in international forums during a meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in...
UN Launches ‘Unprecedented’ $1.3 Billion Legal Campaign Against Israel
JNS.org - The United Nations has earmarked some $1.3 billion to fund Palestinian legal campaigns against Israel and to support the creation of an independent Palestinian...
UN Settlements ‘Blacklist’ of Israeli and International Companies Will Have Scant Legal Impact, Expert Says
A United Nations Human Rights Council effort to squeeze international companies engaging in business with Israeli individuals and entities in eastern Jerusalem and the West...
It’s Time to Get Tough on US Allies at the UN
JNS.org - The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is one shot across the UN’s bow. And UNESCO...
New French Jewish Leader Brings Hope of Change to UNESCO
JNS.org - The election of the first Jewish director-general of UNESCO -- French politician Audrey Azoulay -- is raising hopes that she might return the organization to its original mission. In recent...
Some of Israel’s Largest Companies to Be Included on UN Settlement ‘Blacklist’
JNS.org - Some of Israel’s largest companies, including Teva and Coca Cola Israel, are slated to be included on a “blacklist” to be published by the...
Experts Say Upcoming UN ‘Blacklist’ of Companies Tied to Israel Invokes Antisemitism
JNS.org - According to experts, an upcoming “blacklist” of major international companies with business ties to Israeli communities in the West Bank, Golan Heights and eastern...
Cape Verde’s President Denies Reported Pledge to Back Israel in UN Votes
JNS.org - A week after reports stated that Cape Verde would no longer vote against Israel at the United Nations, the African island nation has denied that...
UN Secretary-General Guterres to Make First Visit to Israel, Palestinian Territories at End of Month
JNS.org - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Israel and the disputed territories in late August for his first Holy Land trip since becoming...
Cape Verde Pledges to No Longer Vote Against Israel at UN
JNS.org - Cape Verde’s President Jorge Carlos Fonseca has announced that his country will no longer vote against Israel at the United Nations. “I welcome the...
