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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...
UNESCO resolutions have denied Jewish historical ties to the Western Wall (pictured) and Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Credit: Larisa Sklar Giller via Wikimedia Commons.

UNESCO vote highlights continued UN bias against Israel

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Most people know the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization through its eponymous and popular designation of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. By UNESCO's own definition, "World Heritage sites belong to all the peoples of the...
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres in Saint Petersburg during an interview with Russian TV, June 1, 2017. Credit: Truba7113/Shutterstock.

UN secretary-general expected to visit Israel, Palestinian Authority

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A planned trip by U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres to Israel and the Palestinian Authority is unlikely to yield significant developments but may help relieve tensions in a strained relationship. The United Nations has not announced...
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (left), U.N. Secretary General António Guterres (left) and Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan at U.N. headquarters in New York, Aug. 28, 2023. Photo by Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry.

Gallant calls for ‘urgent UN intervention’ at Lebanon border

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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday called for the United Nations to step in to stop the growing threat from Hezbollah at the Lebanon border. The minister made the request during a meeting at the organization's...
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant holds a situational assessment along the border with Lebanon, March 16, 2023. Credit: Israeli Ministry of Defense Spokesperson's Office.

Israeli delegation heading to UN amid Lebanon border tensions

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A delegation of senior Israeli officials from the diplomatic corps and the military will visit the United Nations in the coming days to discuss the recent escalation at the Lebanon border. The trip to U.N....
A press briefing by Francesca Albanese, U.N. special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York City on Oct. 27, 2022. Credit: Lev Radin/Shutterstock.

UN official accuses Israel of depriving Palestinians of their liberty

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The U.N. special rapporteur on the Palestinian territories on Monday issued a scathing report accusing Israel of abusing Palestinians and depriving them of liberty. Francesca Albanese, an Italian lawyer with a long history of hostile...
Palestinians outside the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in the Askar refugee camp, east of Nablus, on May 8, 2023. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

Biden’s glass White House

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So far, U.S. President Joe Biden has been good about withholding criticism of Israel publicly despite the Netanyahu government doing everything it can to provoke him. Other than expressing concern about judicial reform and...
The logo of the UNESCO on the main building in Paris, France. Photo by Bumble Dee/Shutterstock.

Rep Mark Green: Rejoining UNESCO ‘undermines’ US-Israel relationship

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The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization announced on June 12 that the United States plans to rejoin the body in July and pay more than $600 million in back payments. Washington had withdrawn from UNESCO...
The first-ever delegation of legal advisers and rights experts from permanent missions to the U.N. in Geneva visits Israel, June 2023. Courtesy.

Envoys to UN in Geneva visit Israel, get ‘different perspective’

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The first-ever delegation of senior legal advisers and human-rights experts from permanent missions to the United Nations in Geneva visited Israel last week to get firsthand insights into the country's institutions, legal framework, population...
View of the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations. Photo: Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90

The United Nations’ jihad against Israel

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The United Nations has adopted the nasty habit of many Palestinians: throwing everything at Israel but the kitchen sink. Accusations against Israel have ranged from fabricated claims not merely of "apartheid," but climate apartheid, water...