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Riyadh’s naval buildup, sanctions push and digital warfare campaign signal a strategic recalibration, with major implications for Iran and Israel.
Reem Alsalem’s claim “fundamentally contradicts incontrovertible evidence, including the recent annual report of the secretary-general on conflict-related sexual violence,” the Israeli envoy wrote.
If confirmed, the rabbi would become only the second Chassid to be approved by the Senate for a senior administration position.
Even when framed as part of a normalization deal with Saudi Arabia, 62% of Israelis oppose a Palestinian state, according to the Jerusalem Center For Security and Foreign Affairs poll.
The resolution “will lead to further integration of Israel and its neighbors,” as well as the possible expansion of the Abraham Accords with Arab and Muslim nations, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“The vast majority of the Israeli public, between 75% and 80%, reject another Palestinian terror state, which this time would overlook Ben-Gurion Airport,” Dan Diker, president of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, told JNS.
“The demilitarization of Hamas is a basic condition of the peace agreement,” the Israeli envoy to the United Nations said. “There will be no future in Gaza as long as Hamas possesses weapons.”
Special rapporteur Reem Alsalem’s claims are “questionable at best,” the Dinah Project said.
U.S.-backed resolution proposes international force and interim Gaza board as Israel, Hamas and Russia voice sharply different positions.
A subsequent review found the UNIFIL troops had been misidentified due to poor weather conditions.
Thirteen U.N. Security Council members voted for the resolution that calls for an end to cross-border and maritime attacks, with China and Russia abstaining.
Antisemitism at the global body “hides behind a veneer of commissions, rapporteurs, expert reports and biased agenda items and resolutions that disproportionately single out Israel year after year,” a U.S. diplomat said.
