Posts Tagged: UN
US Ambassador to UN in First Visit to Jerusalem Discusses Anti-Israel Bias, Antisemitism
US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield met with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and other senior government officials during her first visit to...
Israel’s Erdan, 25 Africa Counterparts Talk ‘Strategic Alliance’ Amid African Union Debate
Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan on Monday met with 25 counterparts from African countries in an effort to strengthen ties with the continent...
Israel’s Energy Minister Unable to Attend Glasgow Climate Summit Due to Wheelchair Inaccessibility
Israeli Energy Minister Karine Elharrar was not able to attend the UN climate change conference in Glasgow on Monday because it is not fully accessible...
At the UNHRC, Why Not Focus on Countries With Egregious Human-Rights Records?
JNS.org - The United States was again elected this month to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) after an absence of more than three...
Israel Refrains From Signing UN Statement on China’s Treatment of Uighurs
i24 News - Israel has refrained from signing on to a joint United Nations statement that expressed concern over Beijing's treatment of its Muslim Uighur...
Israel’s UN Ambassador Defends Decision to Proscribe Palestinian NGOs Over Terror Group Links
Israel’s ambassador to the UN defended his country’s decision to proscribe six Palestinian NGOs as terror organizations after his Palestinian counterpart called the move “false...
Israel and UN Agree to Work Together to Stem Spread of Incitement, Antisemitism on Social Media Platforms
Israeli Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres agreed to cooperate on countering hateful, inciting antisemitic content present on online social media...
UN Watchdog Group Demands Secretary-General End Censorship of UNRWA Antisemitism
A prominent watchdog group called on Tuesday for the UN Secretary-General to intervene over what it called the international body’s "ban" on identifying the antisemitism...
Romania Makes 20 States Skipping 20th Anniversary of ‘Antisemitic Hatefest’ Durban Conference
Romania became the most recent country boycotting the Durban IV conference taking place on Wednesday, joining a list of a total of 20 nations who...
Durban IV: Time for Some Tough Diplomacy
JNS.org - The fourth Durban Conference, which convenes in South Africa on Sept. 22, is likely to be a reflection of the first Durban Conference,...
Hundreds of Lawmakers Urge UN to Stamp Out ‘Systematic’ Discrimination Against Israel
Legislators and parliamentarians from Europe and North America are calling upon EU member countries and global democracies to help end the “systematic” discrimination against Israel...
Why Are Druze Villagers in Lebanon Doing the UN’s Job?
For the first time since the Second Lebanon War (2006), Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for rockets fired into Israel. On Friday, 19 rockets were fired...
Jewish Groups Applaud the Netherlands for Skipping Durban IV Event ‘Tarnished by Antisemitism’
Leading Jewish groups applauded the Netherlands' decision' to join a growing number of countries — including the UK, the US and Australia — in boycotting the...
Israeli Defense Minister Gantz Offers Lebanon Humanitarian Aid Via UN
i24 News - Israel's Defense Minister Benny Gantz is offering to send humanitarian aid to the country's beleaguered northern neighbor, via the United Nations Interim...
