Posts Tagged: UN
Syria Fighting Stalls Golan Apple Harvest Shipment to Syria
For the second year in a row, Israeli Jewish and Druze apple growers on the Golan Heights are unable to send their produce to Syria,...
Palestinian Authority Threatens to Resume UN Campaign
A lead negotiator for the Palestinian Authority in the ongoing U.S.-brokered peace talks with Israel on Tuesday threatened to resume a unilateral push for international...
Israel to Return to Human Rights Council
JPost- Israel has agreed to return to the UN Human Rights Council and to cede to Western pressure to participate on Tuesday in the...
Iranian FM on Facebook Accuses Israel of Seeking to Undermine Talks
Iran is taking to social media to counter what it claims are Israeli attempts to stymie the current ongoing talks with the West over its...
UN Covers Nude Relief Carving in Apparent Deference to Iranian Diplomats
The United Nations covered up a relief carving of a naked man at its Geneva headquarters on Monday, apparently in deference to the chaste sensibilities...
Syria Chemical Weapons Watchdog Pleads for Ceasefire
BBC - The head of the body tasked with destroying Syria's chemical weapons says fighting is preventing access to some sites through rebel-held...
Israel’s Lapid Criticizes Rouhani Boycott, as Netanyahu Voices Skepticism Over Iran’s Intentions
Yair Lapid criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to have the Jewish state's United Nations delegation boycott Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's speech at the...
Netanyahu Instructs UN Delegation to Skip Iranian President’s Remarks at UNGA
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the Israeli delegation at the United Nations General Assembly currently taking place in New York City to...
Russian President Putin Warns U.S. Against Unilateral Action in Syria
BBC - Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the US and its allies against taking one-sided action in Syria. He said any military strikes without UN...
U.S. Prepares for Possible Strike on Syria
CNN - Warships armed with cruise missiles plow the waters of the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Cabinet-level officials hold a National Security Council meeting...
UN Orders Israel to Pay $1.1 Million for Damages to UN Property in 1996 Lebanon
Washington Free Beacon - Israel's ambassador to the United Nations criticized the international body for its anti-Israel bias after Syria and a slew of other...
Abbas: Let Palestinians Die in Syria Rather than Give Up ‘Right of Return’
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has said he has rejected a United Nations' brokered deal with Israel to allow Palestinian refugees living...
Brennan and Hagel – Bolstering or Weakening US National Security?
The US Senate vote on the nomination of John Brennan and Chuck Hagel to the positions of CIA Director and Defense Secretary, respectively, will shape...
Annexation and Withdrawal: A Modest Proposal
When is enough really enough? For the State of Israel, apparently, still not yet. Israeli military occupation over the "West Bank" is a 45-year-old mistake and...
