Posts Tagged: United Nations Israel
Israel’s UN Envoy Offers ‘Positive Agenda’ at World Body (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - “Every week there is an attack at the UN against Israel,” Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon told me at the recent...
An Open Letter to Samantha Power on Reforming UNRWA
Dear Ambassador Power, Welcome to Jerusalem! Although negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians are deadlocked, you can use the leverage of the US -- which donates $400 million to...
Obama, the UN and the New Israel Fund: Partners in Weakening Israel
Dan Shapiro, the United States Ambassador to Israel, recently criticized Israel's settlements and its West Bank policy, saying, “Too many attacks on Palestinians lack a vigorous...
Ban Ki-Moon and Israel: When Being Fair-Minded Goes Wrong
JNS.org - There are too many recent examples to work with. The hacking to death of rabbis at prayer. The Charlie Hebdo, Hyper Cacher, and November 2015 Paris massacres....
November 29: The Day the UN Stands With the Palestinians and Demonizes Israel
On November 29, the United Nations will mark an “International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.” Established in 1977, the day claims to facilitate “the...
Under Obama, Another Betrayal of Israel
As an American citizen living in Jerusalem, I recently received two notifications from the U.S. State Department warning of “potential for violence in the Old City,”...
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Makes Surprise Appearance at East River Tashlich Ceremony
Dozens of U.N. officials, local community leaders and dignitaries from over 10 different countries came together on Monday night at New York's East River for...
Former Israeli Envoy Oren Says ‘Likely’ US Will Not Veto Security Council Resolution Calling for Creation of Palestinian State
Former Israeli envoy to Washington, Michael Oren, said the United States is "likely" not to veto an expected United Nations Security Council resolution calling for...
Should Israel Fear the UN?
President Obama is now reportedly threatening to support - or to at least not veto - a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding creation of...
UN Claims Israel is World’s Worst Violator of Women’s Rights
Guess who is the number one violator of women's rights in the world today? Israel. Violating the rights of Palestinian women. At least that is the...
Schabas Resignation Means it’s High Time to Address UN Bias on Israel
JNS.org - A few months ago, I asked William Schabas, the Canadian academic who this week resigned as head of the United Nations Human...
The UN Vote on ‘Palestine’ Was Just a Prelude for Things to Come
Long-standing Palestinian efforts to use the United Nations to achieve internationally recognized statehood status nearly succeeded early Wednesday. Just after midnight, the Security Council narrowly rejected a...
Protesting Anti-Israel Bias at the UN
Why did members of Activists 4 Israel and Americans for a Safe Israel spend a cold, rainy Sunday protesting at the United Nations in New...
Israel and the Jews: A Besieged People and State
Just days ago, Barack Obama stated the savage beheading of yet another American by ISIS, Peter Kassig, was not representative of "any faith, LEAST of...
