Tag: United Nations
US envoy: United Nations cannot just ‘vote away’ Jerusalem’s status as capital
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman lambasted the United Nations on Monday over its anti-Israel bias, using the occasion of Hanukkah to highlight Israel’s legitimate claim to Jerusalem.
Friedman, the first U.S. envoy to serve...
UN condemns Israel through six resolutions in one day
The United Nations on Friday continued its streak of frequently condemning the Jewish state, passing six anti-Israel resolutions.
The first, titled “The Syrian Golan,” passed with 100 votes in favor, 12 against and 62 abstentions....
In a rare move, Israel votes against US at United Nations
In a rare move, Israel voted against an American proposal that was defeated on Monday to alter a U.N. resolution combating sexual harassment.
The United States sought to water down language in the nonbinding measure...
Israel joins US and other countries in rejecting UN migration agreement
Israel will join the United States and other countries in rejecting the United Nations’ Global Compact on Migration, which is expected to be adopted in Morocco in December.
The final version was agreed in July...
Shift or strategy: US votes ‘no’ on UN resolution censuring Israeli control over Golan...
The United States for the first time voted against an annual U.N. resolution condemning Israeli control over the Golan Heights at the world body. The decision by the United States to change its stance...
Danon to UN: There are no ‘two sides’ concerning Gaza
In advance of a closed emergency United Nations Security Council meeting, called by Kuwait and Bolivia, on the latest barrage of rockets fired by Hamas into Israel, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny...
At UN, Conference of Presidents remembers 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht
The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations commemorated the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, or “Night of the Broken Glass,” last week at the United Nations.
“Anti-Semitism is back, and it needs to be fought...
UN votes to give ‘State of Palestine’ leadership of developing-nations bloc
In a landslide, the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday voted by grant the “State of Palestine” additional temporary rights and privileges that will enable it to head the largest bloc of developing countries at...
Pro-Israel leaders praise Nikki Haley as example of ‘shining city on a hill’ for...
Nikki Haley, who has been the face of the Trump administration’s strong stances in support of Israel, has resigned as ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday.
A former Republican governor of South Carolina, Haley,...
AP covers up Yasser Arafat’s gun at the United Nations
In an article last week about dramatic moments at the United Nations (“Laughter at Trump among a long line of shocking U.N. moments“), the Associated Press covers up the most dramatic element of Yasser...