Gilad Erdan

August 6, 2024 | |

Nine UNRWA Staff Dismissed for Possible Ties to October 7 Atrocities

Latest Developments United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini announced the dismissal of nine of the agency’s employees for their potential involvement...

April 18, 2024 | |

U.S. Vetoes Palestinian Statehood Bid at UN

The United States on April 18 vetoed the Palestinian bid to gain full membership at the United Nations. Twelve members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) supported the...

March 5, 2024 | |

UN Report Says Hamas Used Rape as Crime of War

The United Nations (UN) released a report on March 4 finding evidence that Hamas committed sexual crimes on October 7, including rape and gang rape. Pramila Patten, the UN’s special...

September 27, 2023 | Clifford D. May |

Reading the UNGA tea leaves

America’s enemies and adversaries reveal their intentions

September 6, 2023 | |

Israel, Germany Blast Palestinian Leader’s Latest Antisemitic Rant 

Latest Developments  The September 6 surfacing of an antisemitic speech by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas drew swift condemnation from Israel and Germany. Addressing the Fatah Revolutionary...

August 24, 2023 | |

Israel Arrests Four Citizens for Smuggling Iran-Made Explosives

Israeli authorities on August 24 announced the arrest of four Arab Israelis for smuggling Iran-made explosives obtained from the terrorist group Hezbollah. Israel’s Shin Bet security...

August 16, 2023 | Orde Kittrie |

Hezbollah ‘Green’ Group Builds Dozens of New Military Outposts Along Israeli Border

Israel and Hezbollah are today at the brink of war. Israel’s UN ambassador, Gilad Erdan, refers to his country’s border with Lebanon as “a powder keg on the brink of being ignited.” The tensions...

August 3, 2023 | Orde Kittrie |

Continued Hezbollah Impunity Risks Regional Explosion 

Three years ago this week, in a Beirut blast widely blamed on Hezbollah, one of the world’s largest-ever non-nuclear explosions killed over 220 people, wounded 7,000, and destroyed or damaged 74,000...

February 8, 2022 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Germany must implement its ban of Hezbollah terror activities

To great fanfare, Berlin announced in April 2020 that it outlawed all activities of the Lebanese terrorist movement Hezbollah within the territory of the Federal Republic. However, the ban remains a...

September 30, 2021 | Benjamin Weinthal |

The German ‘anti-Semitism commissioner’ who enables BDS, Jew-hatred and Iran

Rabbi Cooper of the Wiesenthal Center said re Blume that 'the job of an anti-Semitism commissioner is to fight it and not spread it.'

July 23, 2021 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Germany must implement its anti-BDS policy

Pro-boycott sentiments are present in many federal ministries and state governments.

May 10, 2021 | Michael Doran, Tony Badran

The Realignment

On Iran, Biden is finishing what Obama started. And his top advisers are all on board.

October 2, 2020 | Aykan Erdemir, Philip Kowalski

The United Nations: Erdogan’s Favorite Platform for Trolling the World

The United Nations General Assembly, which meets every September, offers authoritarian heads of state their favorite platform for trolling the world. For this year’s 75th annual session, Turkish president...

May 22, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

BDS Activists Disrupt Israeli Author’s Book Event in Germany

The same BDS supporters who interrupted the book reading have previously crashed a Holocaust survivor's speech. Author Arye Sharuz Shalicar had been speaking about antisemitism in Germany.

May 15, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German Antisemitism Commissioner Calls On Bank To Shut BDS Account

“In past years, Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin decided to deny financial support and municipal rooms, in the future, to the BDS campaign that is hostile to Israel.”

April 28, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German Museum Cancels ‘Antisemitic’ Event With BDS Advocate

BDS supporter Martin Breidert was slated to speak at the city-funded Übersee-Museum on Thursday on the topic: "Is criticism of the policies of the state of Israel antisemitic?"

March 4, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German Government Refuses to Ban Hezbollah, Rebuffs Israel and U.S.

The Merkel administration has also banned the website of the extremist left-wing group Indymedia and right-wing extremists entities over the years.

December 6, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Public Security Minister Erdan urges German bank to close BDS accounts

Bank provides account to NGO that promotes website comparing Israel with Nazis

November 21, 2018 | David May |

Airbnb Terminates Listings in Israeli West Bank Settlements

August 27, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German Bank’s Anti-Semitism Leads United Israel Appeal to Shut Account

The German branch of the Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal – the prominent Israeli public fund-raising global organization to advance the security of the Jewish state – has closed it...