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Selective Policies on Occupations, Protracted Conflicts, and Territorial Disputes
Geneva
Calling Out the UN Human Rights Council’s Anti-Israel Bias
The pro-Israel community is rarely shy about lambasting the profoundly invidious UN Human Rights Council, which year after year singles out the J...
Op-eds
German Minister Helped Reverse Berlin’s Anti-Israel UN Voting Record
Jens Spahn, a prominent member of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet, played a critical part in rolling-back Germany's anti-Israel voting record.
Op-eds
Swiss Legislature Passes Bill to Stop Funding for Boycotts of Israel
The measure will be submitted in May to the Council of States, the upper chamber of the legislature, which will decide whether it becomes law. Olga Deutsch, director of the Jerusalem-bas...
Op-eds
Swiss Government Hosts $85,000 Event Aiming to Unify Hamas and Fatah
The Swiss government and a Finnish NGO spent almost $85,000 to host a workshop in Geneva to unify the EU and US-classified terrorist organization Hamas with the Fatah party, according to a report...
Op-eds
With the Russian drawdown in Syria, Israel seeks reassurances
On March 14, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise announcement that he would withdraw the “main part” of Russian forces from Syria, shocking many of the countries concerne...
Op-eds
Admitting Syrian Refugees: The Intelligence Void and the Escalating Homeland Security Threat
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Congressional Testimonies
Jihad At The Jewish Museum
For three years, Western governments have viewed Syria mostly as a problem from hell. They lamented Syria's descent into the abyss of civil war and mass atrocities. They expressed hope for a...
Op-eds
Switzerland Is Open To Iranian Business
During his recent appearance before the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani said that Iran is “ready to welcome entrepreneurs and big economic...
Op-eds
Analysis: Combat Fatigue May Finally Spell the End of Syrian Civil War
The Geneva 2 peace talks between the Assad regime and a non-Islamist rebel group collapsed on Saturday. For the losers of President Bashar Assad’s blood-drenched war – the Sy...
Op-eds
The U.N. Assault on the Catholic Church
In the name of protecting children,the United Nations is now preaching to the Vatican. A report on the Holy See—released by a U.N. committee last week to much media fanfare—alleged th...
Op-eds
The Persian Triangle
On November 24, 2013, a “Joint Plan of Action” was concluded in Geneva by Iran and the permanent members of the UN Security Council—the United States, the United Kingdom, France...
Op-eds
Tehran’s Windfall
Co-authored by Saeed Ghasseminejad How much sanctions relief will Iran truly get from the interim deal signed late last year in Geneva? In his recent appearance before...
Op-eds
Technology for Tyrants
It's well over a year since the United Nations intellectual property agency got caught undermining the U.N.’s own sanctions—shipping U.S.-origin computers and related high-tech e...
Op-eds
Turkey Cashes In on the Iran Talks
You may have thought the Geneva deal struck last month between Iran and the P5+1 nations (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany) was a sweet one for Tehra...
Op-eds
The Gulf Reaction to Geneva
Coverage of international responses to the Iranian nuclear deal has focused primarily on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s...
Policy Briefs
A Weak Agreement Likely to Get Worse
The Geneva deal agreed to Sunday by six major powers with Iran is a gamble on Western optimism. While slightly rolling back Iranian nuclear capability, the agreement greatly weakens Western econo...
Op-eds
The Iranian Media Reacts to Geneva
With the next round of Geneva negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 looming, Iran’s press is divided. On one side, mouthpieces of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the Islamic Revolutiona...
Policy Briefs
The Widening Gap in Iran Between Rouhani and the RevGuards
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Geneva today to “help narrow differences” and finalize an...
Policy Briefs
At the U.N., Iran Is a Powerhouse, Not a Pariah
The world's leading state sponsor of terrorism heads the General Assembly's second-largest voting bloc.