Posts Tagged: United Nations General Assembly
More Than 11,000 People Urge Canada to Reverse UN Vote Calling Western Wall ‘Occupied Palestinian Territory’
More than 11,000 people have signed a petition urging the Canadian government to reverse its vote in favor of an annual United Nations resolution that...
UN Allows Palestinians to Act More Like Full Member in 2019
The 193-member United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday allowed the Palestinians to act more like a full UN member state during meetings in 2019 when they...
America Had No Achievements at UN General Assembly: Iran President
The United States was not able to register any achievements at the United Nations General Assembly meeting which took place this week, Iranian President Hassan...
CAIR Chief Meets with Turkish and Iranian Presidents
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani invited Nihad Awad, the Council on American-Islamic Relations' (CAIR) executive director, to meet with them in New...
Iran Has Never Requested a Meeting With Trump: Foreign Ministry Spokesman
Iran has not requested a meeting with US President Donald Trump, foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Friday, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency...
Haley Thanks UN Ambassadors for Standing With US on Jerusalem
JNS.org - Two weeks after the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution criticizing the American recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, US Ambassador to the UN Nikki...
UN Passes Wave of Anti-Israel Resolutions, Disavows Israeli Ties to Jerusalem
JNS.org - The United Nations General Assembly passed six anti-Israel resolutions on Thursday, including a measure disavowing Israeli ties to Jerusalem and its holy sites. Approved in...
Israel Elected to UN Space Committee, Despite Arab Opposition
JNS.org - In a vote at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, an Israeli representative was elected to sit on the bureau of world body’s...
US State Department Confirms Upcoming Trump Meeting With Netanyahu
JNS.org - The US State Department confirmed on Tuesday President Donald Trump will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week on the sidelines of...
UN Passes Israel-Sponsored Resolution on Fostering Global Entrepreneurship
JNS.org - The United Nations General Assembly passed an Israel-sponsored resolution Friday concerning international innovation and development. The resolution, entitled “Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development," passed with the...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Sidelined at UN General Assembly, as World Deals With Other Crises
They took the stage, one after the other, two aging actors in a long-running drama that has begun to lose its audience. As the Israeli...
Obama Tells UN Israel Can’t Permanently ‘Occupy’ Palestinian Land
JNS.org - US President Barack Obama summarized his analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in his final address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York...
UN Adopts Declaration on Refugees
JNS.org - The United Nations General Assembly on Monday adopted a declaration aimed at saving lives and protecting the rights of 21.3 million refugees and migrants...
Report: Netanyahu Will Not Meet Obama During US Visit
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will apparently not meet with US President Barack Obama on his trip to the United States this month for the United...
