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Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon participates in a U.N. Security Council video conference on March 30, 2020. Credit: Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations.

Cooperation between Israel, Palestinians in fighting virus applauded during UN call

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The U.N. Security Council held its monthly discussion on the Middle East via a video conference on Monday. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Nickolay Mladenov opened the discussion by praising the recent cooperation between...
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon speaks at an emergency U.N. General Assembly meeting in United Nations headquarters in New York City on Dec. 21, 2017. Photo by Amir Levy/Flash90.

Coronavirus and the United Nations

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As the world adjusts to life during a global pandemic, with nations implementing lockdown measures and citizens trying to cope with life in this new reality, it’s worth considering—and leveraging—the valuable role of the...
AIPAC CEO Howard Kohr speaking at the annual AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., March 2, 2020. Credit: AIPAC.

Sanders’s snub of AIPAC, slam of Israel’s premier an outrage for many conference attendees

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The general consensus at this year’s annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) was that Democratic frontrunner Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) decision to snub the event—a requisite stop for U.S....
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon speaks at an emergency U.N. General Assembly meeting in United Nations headquarters in New York City on Dec. 21, 2017. Photo by Amir Levy/Flash90.

Israel’s UN envoy: ‘We don’t want Sanders at AIPAC. We don’t want him in...

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Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon lashed out at Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday over the Democratic presidential candidate’s repeated attacks on Israel and its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Speaking at the...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a Likud Party event in Lod, on Feb. 11, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Israel takes fight to UNHRC following release of settlement blacklist

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Following Wednesday’s release by the United Nations of a blacklist of companies connected to Israeli settlements, Israel’s Foreign Ministry has asked the country’s U.S. consulates to reach out to the governors of states in which targeted...
A view of the United Nations Security Council in 2018. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Palestinians reportedly pull vote on UN resolution condemning Trump peace plan due to lack...

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The Palestinians appear to have withdrawn their request for a vote on a U.N. resolution condemning the Trump Mideast peace plan released last month, according to AFP, which cited on Monday unnamed diplomats who said...
Former Tunisian Ambassador to the U.N. Moncef Baati. Credit: Flickr.

Tunisia dismisses UN ambassador for purportedly being too critical Trump Mideast plan

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Tunisia sacked its ambassador to the United Nations, Moncef Baati, on Friday for allegedly not consulting with the country’s foreign ministry on issues, including the Trump administration’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. “Tunisia’s ambassador to the United...
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon during a visit of U.N. Secretary General António Guterres at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem on Aug. 28, 2017. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel to lead diplomatic campaign at UN following reveal of Mideast plan

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The office of the Israeli Mission to the United Nations said on Tuesday that it will lead “a concerted diplomatic campaign with the U.S.” at the world body following the announcement of the Trump administration’s Middle...
Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon meets with his U.S. counterpart, Kelly Craft, on Sept. 20, 2019. Credit: Israel Mission to the U.N.

US Ambassador Kelly Craft defends Israel, blasts Iran at UN

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U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Kelly Craft took Iran to task and staunchly backed Israel at a U.N. Security Council debate on the Middle East on Tuesday. “While the world criticizes Israel, Israel is making...
Russian-Israeli World War II veterans take part in the Veterans Day parade in honor of the Allies' victory over Nazi Germany, in Jerusalem on May 14, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel, Russia to jointly mark Auschwitz liberation at the United Nations

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In recent months, Israel and Russia have been forging a unique partnership at the United Nations. Amid the backdrop of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Israeli U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon and his...