Posts Tagged: united nations
US Jewish Leaders ‘Appalled’ by UN Vote to Approve Funding for ‘One-Sided’ Permanent Inquiry Into Israel
Leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations voiced their dismay at last week’s majority vote at the United National General Assembly...
Saudi-led Coalition Launches ‘Large-Scale’ Yemen Operation
i24 News - A Saudi-led coalition on Saturday launched a "large-scale" assault on Yemen after a projectile killed two people in the kingdom, in the...
US Vote on Palestinian Refugees Raises Discomfort in Israel
The United States' vote to abstain last month on a draft United Nations resolution involving Palestinian refugees and their descendants set off discomfort in Israel...
The UN Must Reject Palestinian Rejectionism
The United Nations reserves November 29, its International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, for robust anti-Israel activity. The day’s events inappropriately put the...
Israel Ambassador Rips Up UNHRC Report During Speech
i24 News – Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan tore up the United Nations Human Right Council's annual report while at the podium. A...
Israel Designates Palestinian Civil Society Groups as Terrorists, UN ‘Alarmed’
Israel on Friday designated six Palestinian civil society groups as terrorist organizations and accused them of funneling donor aid to militants, a move that drew...
French EU Presidency to Push for Worldwide End to Death Penalty, says Macron
France will launch a campaign for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty as part of its upcoming presidency of the European Union, President Emmanuel...
Israeli PM Says Iran has Crossed Nuclear ‘Red Lines’; Tehran Calls it ‘Full of Lies’
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Monday that Iran had crossed "all red lines" in its nuclear program and vowed that Israel would not...
World Leaders Return to UN With Focus on Pandemic, Climate
World leaders are returning to the United Nations in New York this week with a focus on boosting efforts to fight both climate change and...
‘The Women of Afghanistan Must Be Heard’: Israel’s Ambassador to UN Demands Equal Rights for Afghans at Human Rights Council
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva urged member states to safeguard the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan following the takeover of...
Iran Denies Links to Attacks on US Forces in Iraq, Syria
Iran denied on Saturday US accusations that Tehran supported attacks on US forces in Iraq and Syria, and condemned US airstrikes on Iranian-backed militants there,...
EU Set to Call for Israel-Palestinian Peace Talks with US, Russia
European Union foreign ministers are set on Tuesday to call for a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, offer more humanitarian aid, and...
US Working ‘Intensively’ to End Israeli-Palestinian Hostilities – Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday the United States was working "intensively" to end violence between Israel and Palestinian militants, and rejected...
Antisemitism is ‘Global Problem,’ Says UN Official in Virtual Conference on Fighting Anti-Jewish Hatred
A leading United Nations official called for greater international recognition of antisemitism and more focus on the role of social media in the spread of...
