Tag: United Nations
Again wielding veto, US strikes down UN ceasefire resolution
The United States again used its veto power at the U.N. Security Council to thwart a call for the imposition of a ceasefire on Israel.
Washington stood alone on Tuesday in voting down an Algeria-drafted resolution...
US floats UNSC resolution for interim ceasefire ‘as soon as practicable’
After threatening to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire, the United States is floating a ceasefire draft of its own, albeit with watered-down terms.
Washington’s proposed text includes “support for a...
At Munich shul, Guterres denounces Jew-hatred on same day UN official says Hamas not...
António Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, told the Jewish community in Munich that “We must be in the center of fighting antisemitism in all its aspects.”
The U.N. head spoke at Ohel Jakob,...
With new UN ceasefire resolution, Algeria all but dares Washington to veto
Washington is out of reasons for rejecting a U.N. Security Council resolution insisting upon a ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas terror organization, according to Algeria, which plans next week to put forward a...
UNRWA chief: Call to close agency ‘short-sighted,’ won’t resign
Calls to dismantle the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East are “short-sighted,” and terminating the organization’s mandate would be a “disaster” for the Gaza Strip, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe...
Jerusalem denies entry to UN official who blamed Israel for Oct. 7
Israel will bar Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the “occupied Palestinian territories,” from entering the Jewish state, including Judea and Samaria.
Albanese blamed the slaughter of Jews by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7...
Research org that UN tapped for UNRWA probe previously dismissed allegations against agency
The Bergen, Norway-based Chr. Michelsen Institute is one of two—out of three—research organizations that the United Nations tapped to probe the neutrality of one of its agencies that has applauded South Africa’s genocide case...
Defunding UNRWA and collective punishment
The 14th chapter of the book of Leviticus describes a mysterious disease that infects houses. It states that when this disease is suspected, the dwelling must initially be left empty for seven days. If...
UNRWA USA philanthropy director a late scratch from ‘Occupy Blinken’ event
A press release ahead of an “Occupy Blinken” protest Thursday morning outside the McLean, Va. home of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken listed Hani Almadhoun and Hazami Barmada as speakers.
Almadhoun is described as...
Netanyahu to UN envoys: ‘UNRWA totally infiltrated with Hamas’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a visiting delegation of United Nations ambassadors on Wednesday that "UNRWA is totally infiltrated with Hamas."
Furthermore, the premier called to replace the U.N. agency because it intergenerationally perpetuates...