Iran’s New U.N. Ambassador: Will the U.S. Take Action?
As its next ambassador to the United Nations Headquarters in New York, Iran has appointed a man who participated in the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979. The decision has been met with outrage—and rightly so.
U.S. Lawmakers May Cut All Aid to PA after Abbas UN Bid
United States lawmakers are in an uproar regarding recent actions taken by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. On Tuesday, Abbas applied for membership to 15 UN bodies in what are being dubbed first steps in seeking international recognition.
Abbas Seeks Membership to 15 UN Bodies Despite Talks
United States Secretary of State John Kerry cancelled a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that would have taken place on Wednesday in Ramallah.
Weekend of “UN-Biased” Resolutions Against Israel
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), an intergovernmental body which should serve to define and protect the human rights of all people, has once again singled out Israel for disproportionate condemnation.
How 30,000 Remaining Palestinian Refugees From ’48 Morph Into 5 Million
The Times of Israel reported Sunday that, during his meeting with Barack Obama last Monday, Mahmoud Abbas not only refused to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, but reiterated his refusal to abandon the so-called “right of return” for Palestinian “refugees.” To understand why Abbas continues playing the “refugee” card, a brief look at how the […]
The Truth About the UN
Ambassador Danny Ayalon spreads the truth about the UN. Hypocrisy and cynicism have taken over the United Nations, the delegitimization perpetrators and Israel boycotters take advantage of the UN’s image as an advocate of human rights in order to pass anti-Israeli resolutions which attempt to isolate Israel. It is important to spread the truth that […]
Leaked UN Report Accuses Israel of “Ethnic-Cleansing”
Israel is no stranger to criticism from the United Nations. This week, a UN report leaked by the non-governmental organization UN Watch, is stirring up even more controversy against Israel. Richard Falk, the United Nation’s special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories who is retiring in March, authored a final […]
Iran Celebrates 35th Anniversary of Islamic Revolution by Calling for the “Death” of Israel & U.S.
As Iran celebrated its 35th anniversary of the Islamic revolution on Tuesday, February 11, with state rallies and declarations calling for the death of America and Israel as well as test firing new missiles, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended a graduation ceremony for IDF Ground Forces training course. There, the PM took note of the […]
Israeli President: Iran’s Rouhani Missed Historic Opportunity
DAVOS – Israeli President Shimon Peres sharply addressed the speech made by the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland on Thursday morning, January 23. “The most significant remarks were the ones he [Rouhani] didn’t make – he didn’t express support for peace in the Middle East,” the 91-year-old Israeli […]
Canadian PM Stephen Harper to Arrive in Israel
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen will arrive today in Israel on an official four day visit. This is the first visit Harper has made to Israel and the Middle East in general since becoming Prime Minister in 2006. The last time a Canadian Prime Minister visited Israel was in 2000. The […]