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In a first for the Jewish state, the U.N. Global Innovation Index has ranked Israel in the top 10 for 2019. Netanyahu: “We’ve made Israel into a rising global power.”
“The great philosopher Plato said thousands of years ago that necessity is the mother of invention; this is the story of the State of Israel,” said Israel’s Environmental Protection Minister Ze’ev Elkin.
“What you have seen today is only the beginning. Israel stands at the forefront of innovation and is ready to continue sharing our knowledge with the nations of the world,” said Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon.
Condemning U.S. recognition of Israeli Golan, Syria’s U.N. envoy tells the Human Rights Council: “We demand accountability and we call for impunity to be combated.”
“There needs to be a groundswell of activism and advocacy demanding an elimination of this gross form of discrimination against Jewish state, and by extension, the Jewish people,” said Hillel Neuer, executive director of independent human-rights group U.N. Watch.
“The world must join the U.S. in sanctioning Iran for this belligerent behavior,” said Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon. “It can never be allowed to acquire nuclear capabilities.”
After suffering 100 fires in a single week due to a daily onslaught of arson devices, residents of the Gaza border region are considering taking their case to the United Nations.
Dr. Miriam Adelson sits down with former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley to discuss diplomatic efforts in the Middle East.
“The sounds we heard at Pittsburgh and Poway do not allow us to act with restraint,” said Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon.
Kelly Craft said “there’s no place” for the United Nations to establish a blacklist of businesses that work with or are in Israel, an effort by some to further the anti-Israel BDS movement.
“Every time someone goes missing, families wait for answers,” said Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross. “Ricocheting between hope and despair, they mark anniversaries—one year, two years, 10 years.”
In an exclusive interview with “Israel Hayom” editor-in-chief Boaz Bismuth, the former U.N. ambassador says she has read the plan, and that “Israel should not be worried,” and that Abbas revealed his true colors by refusing to come to the table.