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While the reason for the attack isn’t clear, Israel’s firepower response was more extensive than July’s reply to a similar attack, though still calculated to avoid a broader deterioration in security.
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan: The council must not sit idly by in the face of Iran’s “murderous and brazen” acts.
Titled “Beyond the Textbooks,” a report uncovers 22 recent cases of UNRWA staff provocation that violates the agency’s own rules.
“The Iranians need to understand that it is impossible to sit peacefully in Tehran and from there ignite the entire Middle East. That is over,” says Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
The Palestinian refugee agency “knowingly and systematically employs purveyors of terror and anti-Jewish hate,” claims U.N. Watch director Hillel Neuer.
“To think of all the generations that lived in the area before us and how they progressed is quite breathtaking,” said Doma Tshering, the Kingdom of Bhutan’s Ambassador to the United Nations, visiting the Jewish state for the first time.
According to a study by Im Tirtzu, the U.N. has funneled $40 million to 19 Palestinian organizations associated with BDS • Israeli U.N. envoy Gilad Erdan plans to present the findings to the U.N. secretary general.
America has maintained its own arms embargo on Iran; Russia has yet to sign major arms contracts with Tehran, but concern exists over future potential sales of air-defense systems, anti-ship missiles and fighter jets, says Col. (res.) Udi Evental.
The resolution also censured the use of Internet tools to encourage and recruit terrorists, calling for online companies to take responsibility for the misuse of their technology.
The United States is the largest financial supporter of the United Nations, providing 22 percent of its financial support (China is a distant second with 12 percent). “Americans should know what their money is going toward,” said Eytan Meir of Im Tirtzu.
“We will continue to fight racism and discrimination and promote human rights,” said Czech Republic’s Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhanek.
The Islamic Republic’s U.N. envoy also called on the U.N. Security Council to hold Israel accountable for its “adventuristic” acts against Iran’s “peaceful” nuclear program.
