United Nations General Assembly

Did Qatar Just Take a Step Back From Hamas?

This week’s UN conference on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict resulted in a rare moment of international unity. On July 29, 17 countries, the European Union, and the Arab League, signed a declaration...

UK Prime Minister Announces Intention to Recognize Palestinian State

Formal Recognition Planned for September: UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced that the United Kingdom will formally recognize a Palestinian state if Israel does not take...

France’s Macron Announces Intent to Recognize Palestinian State

French Letter of Intent: French President Emmanuel Macron announced on July 24 that Paris would formally recognize a Palestinian state in September at the UN General Assembly. “In...

Future of UNRWA Uncertain as Agency Faces $200 Million Deficit

Determining the Future of UNRWA: Members of the UN General Assembly were presented with four proposals to determine the future direction of UNRWA, the UN agency responsible for...

‘This Is Not Diplomacy, It Is Surrender’: UN General Assembly Demands Unconditional Ceasefire in Gaza

Resolution Against Israel Passed: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) voted 149 to 12, with 19 abstentions, to pass a resolution demanding “an immediate, unconditional and permanent...

The ‘nakba’ is not our problem

There is no reason why Jews should be troubled by the neurosis it projects. Their defeat was our liberation, and we should rejoice in that fact.

The Department of Justice’s long-awaited reckoning for UNRWA has arrived

The Department of Justice (DOJ) last month took a potentially giant step in the effort to combat the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas by asserting that UNRWA, unlike other UN agencies, is not immune from...

When did the current wave of antisemitism begin?

To my mind, the sickening fate of journalist Daniel Pearl signaled the beginning of the revived trend that Jews are still confronting.

‘Hamas Misusing UNRWA’: U.S. Defends Israel’s Right to Shun UN Agency at World Court

Israel Cannot Be Compelled to Work With UNRWA: The United States rose to Israel’s defense during the ongoing hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over questions...

A ‘Legal Process to Persecute Israel’: UN Court Holds Hearings on Israel’s Block on Aid Into Gaza

UNRWA Ban at Heart of Case: Hearings are ongoing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague over questions relating to Israel’s legal obligations concerning the...

Shaping the Future of Cyber Diplomacy

Review for State Department Reauthorization

5 Wasteful and Harmful UN Organizations That Delegitimize Israel

As the Trump administration undertakes a review of U.S. support for the United Nations, it should defund and seek the elimination of five UN organizations that exist primarily to delegitimize Israel. Toward...

It’s time to abolish the UN’s pro-Hamas bureaucracy

Fifty years later, the world body still behaves as though “Zionism is racism” remains on the books.

Russia is using Trump’s Greenland rhetoric to boost its Crimea claims

Last week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted that President Donald Trump’s desire to acquire the Danish territory of Greenland is “not a joke.” At least one person,...

The Shadow War

A review of Yonah Jeremy Bob and Ilan Evyatar, “Target Tehran: How Israel Is Using Sabotage, Cyberwarfare, Assassination—and Secret Diplomacy—to Stop a Nuclear Iran and Create a New Middle East” (Simon & Schuster, 2023).

‘Crisis of Confidence’: Sweden Eliminates UNRWA Funding Despite Nearly Doubling Gaza Aid for 2025 

UNRWA Cut Out of Receiving Aid: Sweden announced on December 20 that it would stop funding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) — the UN agency solely dedicated...

What’s being missed? Amnesty International, ICC, UN, and Israel

‘Entrenched Anti-Israeli Bias Has Been Laid Bare’: UNGA Passes Three Resolutions Targeting Israel

UNGA Demands Unconditional Israeli Withdrawal, Announces Conference to Promote Palestinian Statehood: The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted on December 3 a resolution...

Existing Law Requires US to Cut Funding if UN Rejects Israel’s Credentials

Leading members of Congress have recently sentletters and introducedbills threatening to cut UN funding if the General Assembly votes to support a rumored Palestinian move...

Iran Executes At Least 23 Prisoners in Two Days

Executions Surge: Iran executed at least 23 people over the course of two days, the Norway-based nonprofit Iran Human Rights (IHR) reported on November 7. The clerical regime killed...