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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned that there will be “consequences” for members of the U.N. Security Council if they back an extension.
“The status quo in Lebanon is unacceptable,” says U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft. “Now is the time to ... enable the [peacekeeping] mission to fully achieve what it was set out to accomplish.”
At the same time, six Arab countries have called on the United Nations to extend its arms embargo on Iran.
The call comes as the United States is set to introduce a resolution to extend the U.N. arms embargo on Iran, which will expire on Oct. 18.
While the U.N. database has no legal teeth, nevertheless, it is a blatant attempt to harm companies maintaining commercial relations in the territories, and in so doing, to harm Israel.
Moscow and Beijing likely to veto it • Russians already stated intention of resuming trade of arms to Islamic regime.
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin: “We share the pain of the Lebanese people” • UNIFIL personnel wounded in blast to be treated in Tzfat.
“It is imperative for civil society organizations and faith-based actors to exhibit a zero-tolerance policy towards anti-Semitism and all forms of discrimination online and offline by putting in place effective measures,” said Miguel Moratinos.
Miguel Morantinos, a former Spanish Foreign Affairs minister, will be responsible for enhancing a system-wide response to bias.
After five years in the halls of the United Nations and with an eye towards the future, he tells JNS: “I found out that at the United Nations, you have hostility towards Israel. There is a double standard, but you can create change.”
The plan calls for giving budgetary support to companies that engage in sustainability and other environmentally friendly activities.
The tour, which included a visit to a Hezbollah attack tunnel, was part of an effort to stress the need for the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon to “fulfill its duty without restrictions.”
