Tag: U.N. Security Council
US reimposes UN sanctions, adds new measures on Iran
The United States has reimposed United Nations sanctions on Iran, in addition to imposing “new sanctions and export control measures on 27 entities and individuals connected to Iran’s proliferation networks,” according to a statement...
Nasrallah: Israeli ‘aggression’ will be addressed ‘in suitable context’
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said on Wednesday that he would address the exchange of fire between his organization and the Israeli military overnight on Tuesday “later” in a “suitable context.”
“We see this aggression...
Reactions to America requesting UN snapback sanctions on Iran
Jewish and Israel-related groups immediately reacted to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s announcement on Thursday that the United States has requested the United Nations enact its snapback sanctions on Iran.
The snapback mechanism is included under...
IDF chief: Hezbollah ‘terror army’ preventing UNIFIL from fulfilling its mandate
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi said on Tuesday that Hezbollah “has become a terror army operating in Beirut,” preventing UNIFIL, the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon, from fulfilling its mandate.
“Hezbollah is...
Erdan presents evidence to UN Security Council on Hezbollah infiltration
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan presented evidence to the U.N Security Council that Hezbollah terrorists infiltrated Israel in late July.
In an official letter of complaint to the members of the council,...
Outgoing UN Ambassador Danny Danon says world is gradually changing its perspective on Israel
Just days after returning to Israel following his five-year stint as Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon spoke to JNS in an exclusive interview on his experiences in New York.
Born in Ramat...
Ahead of UNIFIL renewal, Israel escorts international delegation to Lebanon border
The Israeli Foreign Ministry and Israel Defense Forces on Friday escorted a delegation of 12 ambassadors, U.N. Security Council members and representatives from countries contributing to the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on...
Pompeo: It’s Israel’s decision whether to move ahead with sovereignty plan
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that it was up to Israel whether or not to extend sovereignty over parts of Judea and Samaria.
Speaking shortly after the United Nations and Arab...
Arab League head: Israel’s sovereignty bid could spark ‘a religious war’
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday that Israel’s plan to apply sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria could ignite “a religious war in and beyond...
Pompeo: Iran military satellite launch may violate UN resolution
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that Iran’s launch of a military satellite may have defied U.N. Security Council resolution 2231 and that Tehran should be held “accountable.” UNSC Resolution 2231...