Posts Tagged: United Nations Security Council
Monitor: Airstrike Kills Syrian Family of Nine in Rebel-Held Ghouta
A family of nine was killed in a Syrian government strike on eastern Ghouta, a war monitor said on Monday, as Russia said a truce...
Russia Sets Stage for UN Veto of Western Bid to Call Out Iran
Russia has laid the groundwork for a likely veto on Monday of a British, US and French bid for the United Nations Security Council to...
United Nations Security Council Mulls Call for US Jerusalem Decision to Be Withdrawn
The United Nations Security Council is considering a draft resolution that would insist any decisions on the status of Jerusalem have no legal effect and...
UN Security Council to Convene Meeting Over Jerusalem Recognition
JNS.org - The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to convene on Friday regarding President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital. Eight countries that...
US, Russia Clash Over Approach to North Korea Nuclear Threat
The US and Russia clashed at the United Nations Security Council over how to respond to North Korea’s nuclear-weapons program, a confrontation throwing into doubt US hopes...
At UN Security Council, Tillerson Presses for Economic Sanctions on North Korea
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson took the escalating threat of a nuclear North Korea to the United Nations Security Council Friday, urging member countries to...
Haley to UN: Focus on ‘Destructive Nature’ of Iran and Hezbollah, Not on Israel
JNS.org - At a United Nations Security Council meeting Thursday, US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said the world body should focus more attention on...
Report: Israel Permanently Downgrades Ties With New Zealand, Senegal
Israel has permanently downgraded its diplomatic ties with New Zealand and Senegal, punishing these countries for co-sponsoring an anti-settlement resolution in the United Nations Security Council...
Israel’s UN Envoy Tells Security Council Anti-Settlement Resolution Emboldens Terrorists
JNS.org -- Israel's ambassador to the United Nations told the UN Security Council Tuesday that the body's condemnation of Israeli settlements last month has emboldened Palestinian terrorism. Danny Danon -- who made...
Senate Leaders Back Bipartisan Bill Condemning UN Resolution Against Israeli Settlements
JNS.org - The top leaders in the US Senate — Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) and Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) — have announced...
Hispanic Christian Group Joins Lobbying Effort Against Anti-Settlement UN Vote
JNS.org - A leading pro-Israel Latino organization is planning to mobilize its supporters to lobby Congress next week to reject United Nations Security Council Resolution...
Dozens of New Zealand Pro-Israel Groups Slam Government for Role in Pushing Anti-Israel UN Resolution
JNS.org - Over two dozen pro-Israel groups and hundreds of individuals in New Zealand have penned a letter to Prime Minister Bill English strongly criticizing his...
Australia’s Prime Minister Turnbull Condemns ‘One-Sided’ UN Resolution Against Israel
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has condemned the United Nations Security Council resolution against Israel last week, slamming it as “one-sided” and “deeply unsettling.” Turnbull made the...
At Dedication Ceremony for Ancient Jerusalem Street, Israel Strikes Defiant Tone on UN Resolution
JNS.org - In the wake of the Dec. 23 United Nations Security Council vote against Israeli settlements, the Jerusalem Municipality held a symbolic dedication Tuesday for...
