United Nations
A United Nations office’s description of a recent terror victim as a “settler” raises difficult questions regarding the international body’s motives, says Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Gilad Erdan.
Since 2015, the U.N. General Assembly has passed 115 resolutions condemning Israel and only 45 against other countries.
The gathering coincided with the 74th anniversary of Nov. 29, 1947 vote on the U.N. Partition Plan that called for the establishment of two separate states in British Mandate Palestine: one Jewish and one Arab.
The world body has “the audacity to hold a solidarity event for the Palestinians on the anniversary of the Palestinians’ own decision to choose violence,” said Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations.
According to the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations, the resolution aims to provide developing countries, as well as countries facing famine and drought, with access to advanced sustainable agricultural technologies.
Her visit comes amid concerns about America’s attempt to re-enter the Iran nuclear deal, the Biden administration’s plans to reopen the U.S. consulate for Palestinians in Jerusalem and a recent abstention vote on an anti-Israel resolution put forth on UNRWA.
The decision by the Biden administration marks a shift from the Trump administration, which had uniformly voted against such anti-Israel votes at the United Nations.
“The [Biden] administration abstained on an issue of hate and bigotry,” said Rabbi Yaakov Menken, managing director of the Coalition for Jewish Values. “This is not moral leadership.”
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi has arranged to take Linda Thomas-Greenfield on a tour of the country, especially to its borders.
Held in collaboration with Innovation: Africa and its founder, Sivan Ya’ari, it was attended by 25 ambassadors from across the continent.
The designation has “far-reaching consequences for the organizations in political, legal and financial terms,” say Estonia, France, Ireland, Norway and Albania in a joint statement.
Policy and sports experts worldwide will engage in panel discussions about its prevalence among fans worldwide.
