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Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan speaks during the U.N. General Assembly debate in New York on the Israeli-Hamas war, Dec. 12, 2023. Source: X.

UNGA passes resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire

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The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution on Tuesday calling for an immediate ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas. Out of the 193 members of the world body, 153 voted in favor of the...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sept. 27, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

Netanyahu: The ’diplomatic tsunami’ is in Israel’s favor

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, opening the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Wednesday, touted his government's diplomatic achievements at last week's U.N. General Assembly session. "If they talked about a diplomatic tsunami, I'm telling...
The U.N. General Assembly. Credit: U.N. Photo/Loey Felipe.

US Jewish groups packed their schedules during UN General Assembly

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The U.N. General Assembly is best known for its annual, high-level General Debate, during which world leaders do not debate but instead take the podium individually to broadcast largely promotional messages to the globe. Much...
Gilad Erdan, Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, at the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations in New York City on Jan. 16, 2023. Photo by Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90.

Israel’s UN ambassador preps for a busy General Assembly

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This week’s meeting in New York between the leaders of Israel and the United States on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly is sure to be a headline-grabber. But Israel’s ambassador to the...
A view of the U.N. General Assembly Hall. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

High-level delegation readies to join Netanyahu at United Nations

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The Israeli government plans to send a high-level delegation to next week’s U.N. General Assembly in New York City, JNS has learned. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is going to meet with U.S. President Joe...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sept. 10, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

Netanyahu to tour Silicon Valley ahead of UN speech

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to visit San Francisco next week ahead of his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Prime Minister's Office announced on Sunday. Netanyahu will...
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini (second from right) addresses the pledging conference of the Ad Hoc Committee of the General Assembly for the announcement of voluntary contributions to UNRWA. At right is U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres. Credit: United Nations.

Let UNRWA die already

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Despite managing to raise $160 million in New York on Thursday, at a pledging conference of the Ad Hoc Committee of the U.N. General Assembly, the head of the United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestine...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas heads for a meeting of the P.A. leadership in Ramallah. May 7, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

In wake of Amnesty ‘apartheid’ report, Palestinians urge UN to sanction Israel

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The Palestinian Authority on Tuesday night welcomed Amnesty International UK’s report accusing Israel of apartheid, and also urged the U.N. General Assembly and Security Council to impose sanctions on the Jewish state. The P.A. also called...
The U.N. General Assembly commemorates the 20th anniversary of the adoption of Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, Sept. 22, 2021. Credit: UN Photo/Cia Pak.

1,500-plus rabbis rebuke US for abstention vote on UN resolution targeting Israel

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The largest rabbinic public-policy organization in the United States called the Biden administration’s decision to abstain from a U.N. General Assembly draft resolution that targeted Israel “quite disappointing.” The text, called “Assistance to Palestinian Refugees,” demands “compensation”...
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett addresses reporters before boarding a plane to New York to address the U.N. General Assembly, Sept. 25, 2021. Photo by Avi Ohayon/GPO.

Naftali Bennett departs for US to address UN General Assembly

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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett set off for New York on Saturday night, saying he looked forward to presenting Israel’s voice to the world at the U.N. General Assembly on Monday. Addressing reporters before boarding...