Posts Tagged: united nations
A Week of Infamy at the United Nations
JNS.org - When Syria ascended to the role of presidency of the United Nations Conference on Disarmament last Monday, Robert Wood, the US ambassador to the conference, called it “one...
The UN’s Sordid Embrace of Antisemitism
The following is a speech delivered by Anne Bayefsky, Director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust and the President of Human...
Proposed Weapons Sales by US Companies to Turkey, Qatar Raise Concerns
Advanced anti-tank missiles that the US companies Raytheon and Lockheed Martin plan to sell to Turkey and Qatar could end up in the hands of jihadists. That...
The UN Makes the Case for an Anti-BDS Law
JNS.org - If there were any doubt about the need for Congress to pass the Israel Anti-Boycott Act, it was erased this week -- when the United...
Western, Arab States Sidestep Assad Fate in Syria Proposals
Five Western and Arab states that have backed the rebellion against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad make no reference to his future in a document proposing...
It’s Time to Push Back at the United Nations
The United Nations’ obsession with Israel is well known, and well documented. The UN's Human Rights Commission has passed more resolutions condemning Israel than all other...
The US at the UN: Time to Go, or Time for a Time-Out?
Just before the UN General Assembly voted to condemn the United States for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Ambassador Nikki Haley said: “I've often wondered why, in...
The UN Vote on Jerusalem: A Disturbing Diplomatic Debacle
"The General Assembly …[a]ffirms that any decisions and actions which purport to have altered the character, status or demographic composition of the Holy City of...
Advocates Call for Action Against UN Official Who Headlined Anti-Israel Event at University of Toronto
Advocacy groups are urging action against a United Nations official who headlined an event organized by an anti-Israel group at the University of Toronto (UT)...
IDF Fires ‘Warning Shot’ in Response to Syrian Military Construction Near Israel
JNS.org – An IDF tank fired a “warning shot” across Israel’s northern border with Syria on Saturday in response to the Syrian military constructing an outpost...
Family of Israeli Held Captive by Hamas in Gaza Meets With Trump Administration Official
JNS.org – Family members of Ethiopian Israeli Avera Mengistu, who has been held captive by the Gaza-ruling Palestinian terror group Hamas since 2014, met with the...
UN Approves Expansion of Israeli Project Bolstering Security of Peacekeeping Force in Central African Republic
The United Nations approved earlier this week the extension of an Israeli technology project designed to bolster the security of the global intergovernmental body’s Multidimensional...
Iran Tells UN That Israel Has Started 15 Wars, Supports ISIS
Iran responded to Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the UN last week with some brand new lies that I'd never heard of before (video here). According to a UN...
PA UN Envoy Refuses to Condemn Halamish Terror Attack, Saying ‘Don’t Expect All Palestinians to Be Angels’
Palestinian Authority Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour declined this week to condemn last Friday’s terrorist attack in Halamish -- in which three Israelis were...
