Tag: U.N. General Assembly
At UN, Abbas demands Israel withdraw to pre-1967 borders or face consequences
In his address to the U.N. General Assembly on Friday, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas demanded that Israel return to its pre-1967 borders or face consequences.
“If the Israeli occupation authorities continue to entrench the...
Iranian president condemns US sanctions, ‘Zionist occupier’ in UN address
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, addressing the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly by video on Tuesday, called for an end to ongoing American sanctions, describing them as the United States’ “new way...
It’s not enough to just remember the Holocaust
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is meant to serve two purposes: to memorialize the victims of the Nazi genocide and help prevent future genocides. Last week, on Jan. 27, the day designated by the U.N....
Iran stripped of General Assembly voting rights over $16.2 million debt to UN coffers
Iran is among seven countries that have lost their right to vote in the U.N. General Assembly because of unpaid dues, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement on Monday.
Along with the Islamic...
UN targets Israel in seven different resolutions
The U.N. General Assembly targeted Israel on Thursday with seven different resolutions.
The language condemns Israel for “repressive measures” against Syrian citizens in the Golan Heights and renews the mandates of the U.N. Relief and...
Canadian Jewish groups express dismay for pro-Palestinian UN vote
Canadian Jewish groups have expressed their disappointment in Canada voting for a pro-Palestinian resolution at the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday.
The nonbinding resolution that passed with 163 countries in favor, five against and 10...
UAE announces candidacy for seat on UN Security Council
United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday announced the candidacy of the UAE for a non-permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council.
In his address to the General Debate...
In UN speech, Netanyahu warns of Hezbollah arms depot in Beirut
Addressing the annual U.N. General Assembly virtually on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed a secret arms depot belonging to Hezbollah near Beirut’s International Airport and warned that the terror group’s depot could...
Israel’s UN envoy: Abbas speech to UNGA ‘saturated with lies, incitement’
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan slammed Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’s speech on Friday at the 75th United Nations General Assembly, saying that “Abu Mazen understands his time is up.”
“I just...
Israel to introduce resolution in UN calling for recognition of Mideast Jewish refugees
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon announced on Tuesday that Israel will submit a resolution to the General Assembly to formally recognize Jewish refugees, or Mizrachi Jews, from Arab countries and Iran.
Danon...