Tag: U.N. Security Council
Danon: European ‘automatic support’ for Palestinians is ‘a propaganda campaign’
The U.N. Security Council convened on Wednesday in the aftermath of the U.S. State Department’s policy change on Tuesday regarding the legal status of the Jewish communities in the West Bank.
“All settlements are illegal...
Members of Congress send bipartisan letter to UN, urging it to confront Hezbollah
A bipartisan group of 240 members of Congress have sent a letter to U.N. Secretary General António Guterres, calling on the international community to confront the terrorist group Hezbollah.
More than 13 years ago, the...
Israel, US seek augmentation of UNIFIL to curb Hezbollah
As the U.N Security Council is set to vote Thursday on whether to extend the mandate of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Israel and the United States are pushing for the peacekeeping...
Mideast envoy Greenblatt blasts ‘baffling’ UN meeting on settlements after rockets
U.S. special envoy for Mideast peace negotiations Jason Greenblatt lambasted the U.N. Security Council on Thursday as members condemned Jewish settlements being built, instead of condemning the most recent rocket fire from Gaza towards...
Israel’s ambassador to UN goes biblical during meeting with Security Council
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon said during a special session of the U.N. Security Council that the Bible does “prove the case for Jewish ownership of the Land of Israel.”
Danon, who...
Israel rejects official visit UN Security Council to assess lands for future Palestinian state
Israel has rejected a request by the U.N. Security Council to come to Israel and assess lands the Palestinians demand be given to them for a Palestinian state, according to a report by Ynet.
Equitorial Guinea’s...
Danon warns UN: ‘If Hezbollah dares to attack Israel, it will bring ruin to...
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon warned the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday about the threat Hezbollah poses to the Jewish state, calling the terrorist group a “lifeblood” from Iran.
“Hezbollah has built...
Pompeo slams UN: ‘The level of accountability on Iran has diminished’
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday for not holding Iran accountable for testing ballistic missiles, thereby violating Security Council resolutions.
“Since 2006, this Council has been telling Iran...
Austria to help Israel join U.N. Security Council as nonpermanent member
Austria has pledged to help Israel become a nonpermanent member of the U.N. Security Council, that country’s chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, announced Feb. 17 on Twitter. Kurz made the announcement following a meeting with Israeli...