United Nations
Russian veterans and survivors of infamous Nazi concentration camp will attend a historic event at U.N. headquarters in New York • Danon: “This is the hour for cooperation” between Israel and Russia.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi cautioned that “if the Europeans continue the path of surrendering to the U.S. or want to abuse the dispute mechanism, they should prepare to accept the consequences and these consequences have been reminded to them before.”
Lord Baron Stuart Polak, president of Conservative Friends of Israel, rebuked the United Nations for fixating on the world’s only Jewish state, while congratulating his own government on new legislation making it illegal for local councils to implement boycotts against Israel.
“Here is a clear opportunity to prove that all the talk about standing up to #antisemitism is not just an empty promise, but will be followed by action,” posted Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry lauded the move to leave the “anachronistic anti-Israeli” committee of 25 countries.
The government could have expressed support for a two-state solution in ways that “would have been more effective and avoided adding credibility to the distorted, anti-Israel narrative that adversaries seek to advance within the U.N.,” said Shimon Fogel of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs.
The extension comes in the context of Israel’s political stalemate, which has led the country to three rounds of elections in under 12 months.
From friends to foes, Brig. Gen. Erez Maisel sheds light on the behind-the-scenes work conducted by the International Cooperation Unit to ensure freedom of maneuver for the Israel Defense Forces.
A number of prominent Israeli and international companies, among them Coca-Cola and Teva, have been threatened to be included on the so-called “blacklist” over their operations in Israeli settlements.
“We have seen Arab and Israeli coexistence in factories, and we think this is a very important project. By buying these products, we can give peace a real chance,” said Bosnia and Herzegovina Ambassador to the United Nations Sven Alkalaj.
The resolution, sponsored by North Korea, calls eastern Jerusalem “occupied Palestinian territory” and claims that Israel’s security barrier “severely impedes the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination.”
Israel’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Israel Katz said in a statement that he welcomes UNESCO’s “moral and principled decision.”
