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This was the first direct conversation between an American and an Iranian leader in 34 years.
Obama was not joking at the UN. He actually said, “The world is a more stable place today than it was five years ago.” Does he watch TV? Does he know that Islamic terrorists killed 400 people in five days?
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“No thanks” is the message American-Iranian Jews delivered to new Iranian government headed by President Hassan Rohani, after the regime sent the Iranian American Jewish Federation received an official invitation to meet with him in New York. The meeting also would have included Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Zarif and the only Jewish Iranian Member of […]
Even the UN denounced the Palestinian Authority terrorist kidnap-murder of an Israeli soldier, but PA chairman Abbas has nothing to say. Based on previous demands, he should seek release of the killer.
By Shalom Bear
The UN's nuclear assembly voted down an Arab League non-binding resolution that singled out Israel for its alleged nuclear arsenal.
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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will discuss stopping Iran’s nuclear program during a meeting with President Barack Obama later this month during the United Nations General Assembly, he told his Cabinet on Tuesday. Until Iran actually stops its nuclear program “the pressure on Iran must be increased and not relaxed, and certainly not eased,” Netanyahu said. […]
The commander of the Free Syrian Army rebel group warns that Assad will continue to murder his own people.
Is Assad’s mind so twisted that he used chemical weapons again? Or are the rebels equally twisted enough to gas Assad’s soldiers and then accuse the regime. And does it matter anymore?
Iran for years has been trying to get Russia’s advanced S-300 missile system that can down commercial airplanes. Putin, feeling his oats after leading Obama by the nose, is ready to supply the goods.
In a press conference held in the middle of the day on Friday, August 30, U.S. secretary of state John Kerry made a compelling argument to the American people that the United States must respond militarily to the Syrian regime's use of chemical weapons against its people. Kerry, speaking from the Treaty Room of the […]
Sept. 11 Canberra conference to feature top 9/11 conspiracy theorist, UN Watch urges British Academy to pull support for Richard Falk's Australia event.
The Obama administration has rejected Syria’ belated offer for the United Nations to inspect the site of a chemical weapons attack last week, saying the evidence already has disappeared, The Wall Street Journal reported. The quick rejection of the Syrian offer, officially made only hours earlier, are a clear indication that President Barack Obama is […]
Beware of false friends. Ban Ki-moon tries to soften up Israel by admitting that the U.N. sometimes is biased against Israel, but not to worry, because peace is on the way.
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights has urged the Hamas terrorist organization to halt plans for more executions without a fair trial. Navi Pillay added she is concerned over the torture of two men, both in their 20s, who later were sentenced to death and are to be publicly executes two prisoners, both men […]
Déjà vu. The “peace process’ began in 1991, when the threat of an international boycott forced Yitzchak Shamir to debate Arafat in Madrid. The same threat has Netanyahu running scared, says a columnist.
Somebody on the Israeli Foreign Ministry staff in Ireland has a lot of explaining to do after sending a tweet, which since has been removed, suggesting that Hitler would be happy with the United Nations' consistent anti-Israel policies. “It’s from 2011: The #UN has itself become a tool against #Israel. Hitler couldn’t have been made […]
Syrian rebels and Assad’s forces are fighting it out to see which side is more brutal and inhuman. An explosion at a rebel-bombed Syrian army depot looks like an Atomic bomb blast.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Will the United Nations, which has condemned Israel for alleged war crimes, also censure it for treating nearly 220,000 PA Arabs Israeli hospitals, including Hamas’ prime minister’s brother-in-law?
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Ron Prosor told the U.N. Security Council, “ I urge you to condemn the incident and the Syrian government's grave violation of the Separation of Forces Agreement” in which Syrian mortar hit the Golan Heights on Tuesday, Tisha B’Av. “The fasting and prayers of thousands of Israelis commemorating the […]
The Arab world has mined the diplomatic field before Kerry’s visit Thursday. Saudi Arabia tells Kerry the PA musty be a “contiguous” state. Jordan’s King Abdullah: A stalemate will result in violence.
The U.S. troops that are to be deployed in the Sinai are a mere "formality," says Egyptian Army Spokesman Ahmed Ali said on Saturday, according to Al Ahram. "The 400 U.S. soldiers coming to Egypt as mentioned in the media are part of the periodical renewal routine for the U.S. faction of the 13-state multinational […]
Syrian rebels for the first time have accused Hezbollah of using chemical weapons in battles with the Syrian opposition forces. According to the Rebel sources, the forces of Syrian President Assad and Hezbollah used poison gas during the Thursday morning shelling of Zamlika, near Damascus. The head of the UN team examining reports on the […]
The UN only recently expanded its presence in Mogadishu, believing the terrorist organization al Shabab had been routed by African Union peacekeepers.
Michael Oren knows his job. Never agitate the US. Don’t say Israel’s right when the US “knows” it’s wrong. It’s no wonder he praises Samantha Power, but must he say she “really cares” about Israel?
“Sunlight is the best disinfectant … and that’s why Falk wants to shut us down."
"The Government of Israel Liaison Officer informed UNDOF that the IDF had provided emergency medical treatment to a total of 16 armed members of the opposition."
By Shalom Bear
Once again the UN has failed at peacekeeping. Israel is now concerned it will be dragged into war with Syria if the buffer zone falls..
President Bashar al-Assad's Syrian army has recaptured the Golan Heights crossing—the only crossing on the ceasefire border with Israel—in a setback for rebels, only one day after rebel forces had been forced out of the strategic town of Qusayr, AFP reports. The capture of the town Qusayr, after weeks of bloody battles, leaves President Assad […]
Prof. Alan Dershowitz is a liberal intellectual Jew who supports Power. He pretty much described her this way: she has a loose mouth, she's said things she shouldn't have, she will need to learn to be a diplomat, but she will be the voice of the Obama administration at the United Nations. And by the way, her being perceived as anti-Israel is really kinda good for the Jews, right?
The Syrian side of the border crossing near the Syrian town of Quneitra has been captured by the rebels after heavy fighting Thursday. Quneitra is the only border crossing between Israel and Syria, and this is the first time it has been captured by the rebels since the fighting began in early 2011. The IDF […]
Look out below! Donilon quits as National Ssecurity Advser. Rice replaces him and Samantha Power, of ‘Inavde Israel’ and ‘Clinton is a monster’ fame, nominated to take over as UN Ambassador.
Decline and Fall of the ‘Peace Process’, Chapter 2,543: If Israel does not agree to PA unconditional conditions for non-negotiated negotiations for a PA state, it will charge Israel with war crimes.
News from Russia: Putin says he has not yet shipped any S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Syria. Even bigger news: Putin is telling the truth for once.
Observers of the world body in Geneva said the annual hypocrisy reached a new low this year.
The Palestinian Authority outsmarts itself again. Israel agreed to allow UNESCO to visit the Old City as long as there were no political motives. The PA could not resist and is left with nothing.
Everyone knows Abbas wants to make peace with Israel, which wants to drive all Arabs into the sea, right? And how many know that Abbas’ Fatah party condemned the crime of a Jewish-Arab soccer game?
The Israeli government has announced a new step in plans to build 300 new homes in Beit El, in northern Samaria, just as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is trying to convince Mahmoud Abbas to return to talks if Israel slaps a freeze on building for Jews in Judea and Samaria. Reports from Israeli […]
Syrian Rebels are holding four UN peacekeepers prisoner. The four Filipino peacekeepers were on the Golan Heights to monitor the ceasefire line between Syria and Israel. The Rebels claim they are holding them, to keep them safe.
Netanyahu again plays chess, or poker, with the United States. Kerry wants a building freeze to satisfy Abbas’ conditions for resuming talks. Netanyahu reportedly agreed – but for only five weeks.
It took five days, but United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon finally said he “rejects” United Nations Human Rights Council official Richard Falk’s comments that cited “the American global domination project: and US-Israeli relations as provocations for the bombings. Falk, a Jewish American who has long history of accusing Israel of “war crimes” and “apartheid, […]
The US is darned lucky. It deserves worse terror than the Boston bombing. And the root cause is the US backing Israel. Is that Iran talking? No. Just Richard Falk, the UN’s great god of human rights.
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Defending Israel’s legitimacy is a “huge part” of her work as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice told a Reform Judaism event Sunday evening. “It’s a huge part of my work to the United Nations,” she said at the launching of this year’s social activists’ Consultation on Conscience, organized by the Religious Action […]
"Indefensible for Syrian regime to stand as judge of other countries."
Ahmadinejad almost never misses a chance at wiping the West’s face in the dirt. While diplomats try to convince Iran to give up its unstated goal of a nuclear bomb, it launches two new uranium plants.
Middle East power vacuums are fuel for war. A withdrawal of Assad’s army from across the Golan Heights, and fierce clashes between Hizbullah and Syrian rebels, threaten Israel on both northern fronts.
This proposed legislation requires several things of the Palestinian Authority without which it will not receive certain U.S. benefits including significant financial aid and the privilege of being referred to as anything other than "the areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority."
There will be five other resolutions targeting Israel, and about the same number combined covering the rest of the world.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Rather than applying consistent and professional standards to fact-finding, the claims of are often the products of instant speculation.
North Korea's repeated willingness to ignore the demands of the international community to desist from testing nuclear weapons testing can only send the worst signals to Iran, which is that the U.N. will have meetings and denounce actions, but will not prevent further tests.
Syrian “Martyrs of Yarmouk” rebels kidnapped 20 UN observers stationed on the Golan Heights. The IDF on high alert and reinforces the fence as civil war reaches the border.
Long live feminism in Gaza. Hamas believes women are so special that it allows men only in the annual Gaza marathon. UNRWA refused to “respect tradition” and cancels the annual race.
“Erdogan the Intelligent” calls Israel and Islamophobia crimes against humanity. The same wise man was a friend of Israel, ditched it, ran to Ahmadinejad and Assad, and dumped them also. Who’s next?
The missing United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) legal adviser Carl Campeau, who was reported to be kidnapped, is a Canadian, according to sources quoted by the Times of Israel. He originally was thought to be from Austria and reportedly was kidnapped nearly three weeks ago from an outpost near the Golan Heights border. […]
The report has not been verified, and there are no details concerning who kidnapped the victim, Carl Kampo from Austria.
"The EU must place Hezbollah on its list of terrorist organizations."
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Badawi neither retracted nor apologized for her inaccurate tweet.
The settlements are “a mesh of construction and infrastructure leading to a creeping annexation that prevents the establishment of a contiguous and viable Palestinian State."
Egypt's representative declared that the council faced "a moment of truth."
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Selective perception is the hallmark of Security Council debates, says Ron Prosor.
The government is unable to make good on a ban that's been on the books since 2006.
The more than 60,000 deaths during the Syrian Civil War, are referred to in UN-speak as "the events in Syria since March, 2011," or, sometimes, as "the current events."
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has changed the name of his government to the State of Palestine, attempting to play on his new status as a non-observer state to get international recognition of his regional authority as a State of Palestine.
By Ron Kampeas
WASHINGTON – Two major U.S. Jewish groups are at odds over the prospect of penalties for the Palestinians in the wake of their enhanced UN status.
In a series of interviews with the Associated Press, Palestinian officials have detailed a plan of incrimination and isolation it expects to employ in the event that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is re-elected in January.
United Nations human rights investigators have confirmed that the Lebanese terror organization Hizbullah has taken up arms to fight alongside soldiers loyal to Syrian dictator Bashar Assad.
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The United Nations General Assembly adopted nine resolutions on the topics of Palestinian rights and the Golan Heights.
One resolution condemned Israel for holding on to the Golan Heights, demanding Israel hand the land and its people to Syria.
JERUSALEM – In the aftermath of alleged Israeli Air Force attacks against Sudanese weapons storage facilities and arms smuggling convoys that featured advanced Iranian weapons destined for Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have increased their military alliance with Sudan. Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity and genocide.
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The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution proposed by Israel that establishes entrepreneurship as a critical development tool for countries around the world.
If only the 138 nations that voted to upgrade the Arab Palestinians' status at the UN last week had been as scrupulous about the requirements for statehood as the UN officials were about protocol and appearances.
Now that the Palestinian Authority has been recognized as a non-member observer state at the United Nations, it will now use its new power to ask the Security Council to force Israel to abandon plans to build in the E-1 area near the Jewish city of Maale Adumim.
Heralding the worsening of relations between Israel and Europe, the European Union is reportedly mulling the passing of sanctions on Israel, including the restriction of marketing Israeli goods and the boycott of goods made by Jews in Judea and Samaria – as punishment for Israel’s decision to develop additional housing in areas Palestinians say should be theirs.
By Ron Kampeas
WASHINGTON – Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who is widely seen as a leading candidate to replace Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, has garnered plaudits from Jewish communal leaders for her work at the world body.
"The response to the attack on Zionism and the State of Israel must reinforce and underscore the implementation of the settlement plan."
In a symbolic vote the "state" of Palestine was created today, but the vote has no legally binding status.
Watch the transformation...
An amendment to S. 3254, the National Defense Authorization Act would punish both the PA and the UN for a unilateral recognition of a Palestinian "observer state."
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Lieberman's apparent endorsement of Rice on Tuesday is largely symbolic.
"No decision by the UN can break the 4000-year-old bond between the people of Israel and the land of Israel."
On November 29, 1947 the United Nations voted in a plan for the partition of the British Mandate territory of Palestine. The plan came to be called the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine or United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181.
Israel no longer intends to dismantle the Oslo Accords if Abbas goes through with his UN gambit.
The United States on Tuesday blocked a U.N. Security Council statement condemning violence between Israel and Gaza, calling the statement a “fail[ure] to address the root cause” of the battle, namely missile attacks by Hamas.
If the UN accepts Palestine as a nonmember state, effectively recognizing its bid to become a state, Israel may cancel all or part of the Oslo accords according to reports, and may even go as far as working to oust Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas from his position.
Syrian rebel soldiers calling themselves “Eagles of the Golan” have taken over Beerajam and Bariqa in Southern Syria, in an area which serves as a demilitarized zone between Israel and the country to the north.
Sound barrier-breaking world record skydiver Felix Baumgartner was politely declined by an unlikely protégé on Tuesday, after offering to teach UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to sky dive.
Israel’s Finance Ministry has authorized the sale of water purification tablets to Syria by Israel Chemicals.
In a rare instance of breaking step with the Arab world, Russia’s envoy to the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) caused the organization to defer condemning Israel in a series of votes on Wednesday.
He is not a scholar. He has been involved with the Muslim Public Affairs Council since its founding in 1986. He blamed Israel for 9/11.
Transcript of Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech in the UN on Thursday, September 27, 2012.
"I ask, given this record of Iranian aggression without nuclear weapons, just imagine Iranian aggression with nuclear weapons," Netanyahu said to the assembly.
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Describing what he said were "racist" attacks by settlers on Palestinians in collusion with the Israeli government, Abbas told the General Assembly on Thursday that he has reached the conclusion "that the Israeli government rejects the two-state solution." He said, however, that Palestinians remain ready to negotiate a two-state solution. "We do not seek to delegitimize an existing state, that is, Israel," Abbas said.
California representative Henry Waxman blamed PM Netanyahu for negative press Obama sustained as a result of his refusal to rearrange his schedule to meet with the Israeli leader during the recent UN General Assembly convention in New York. Massachusetts representative Barney Frank said the fallout over the meeting indicates that “Maybe Netanyahu’s for Romney. And he’s making a mistake if he is.”
Israel's UN envoy Ron Prosor left a UN session on Monday in protest when Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took the podium. Ahmadinejad was present to speak about the rule of law in a session on the subject.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has apologized to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for publicizing details of a conversation between the two regarding the Ban’s visit to Tehran in August.
The Russian government has evicted the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), according to the US State Department, accusing the organization of using its money to influence elections.
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Yuval Shany, an Israeli professor, was named to the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
The political culture of the council is such that the U.S. was the only one of 47 nations to vote no.
The Palestinian Authority will likely bid in September to become a UN “non-member observer state.” A document prepared by the PLO’s negotiations support unit, says both Israel and the U.S. have an arsenal of punitive measures at their disposal. It says the U.S. could close the PLO mission in Washington, suspend aid to the Palestinians or withhold contributions to any UN agency the Palestinians try to join. The Arab League last month gave Abbas its backing for a new General Assembly bid, but did not specifically recommend its timing.
Israeli rescue teams have gathered the 33 Israelis wounded in Wednesday’s terror attack on a tour bus in Bulgaria, and evacuated them home to Israel for treatment. The death toll in the bombing of the bus of Israeli tourists is listed at 8, with one injured person succumbing to wounds in hospital. A ZAKA rescue service spokesperson told Israel’s Army Radio that the remains were difficult to identify. Five Israeli victims will be flown home for burial Thursday evening after completion of the formal identification process. World leaders condemned the attack. Israeli leaders vowed to respond to Iran.
The “outposts committee” recommended legalizing and expanding the outposts. Leaders in the region are urging immediate implementation.
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