Turn-Key Alternatives to Replace UNRWA Immediately
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United Nations General Assembly
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...
Flash Briefs
The Urgent Need for UN Reform
The UN’s response to October 7 makes reform more urgent than ever. UN reform used to be a bipartisan priority — it must now be again.
Memos
U.S. Lawmakers Urge Sanctions on ICJ Judge With History of Anti-Israel Bias
A bipartisan group of nine members of Congress on March 28 called for newly promoted International Court of Justice (ICJ) President Nawaf Salam to recuse himself from Israel-related...
Flash Briefs
U.S. Rejects ‘Unfounded’ Genocide Claim in UN Report Targeting Israel
Washington on March 27 dismissed a new United Nations (UN) report that accuses Israel of genocide. “Allegations of genocide are unfounded,” said State Department spokesperson...
Flash Briefs
Friends in Low Places? Behind South Africa’s New Genocide Case Against Israel
Shortly before South Africa accused Israel in the International Court of Justice of committing genocide in its post-Oct. 7 counteroffensive against Hamas, the South African ruling party, the African National...
ICJ Rejects South Africa’s New Attack Against Israel
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on February 16 rejected South Africa’s “urgent request for additional measures” to restrict Israel’s possible operations in Rafah....
Flash Briefs
The unmaking of the United Nations
How the U.N. became the handmaiden of terrorists
Op-eds
10 Things to Know About the UN and Hamas
The United Nations (UN) is generating pressure on Israel to stop defending itself against the terrorist organization Hamas following the worst slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust on October 7, 2023....
Insights
United Nations’ Bigotry Towards Israel: UNRWA Anti-semitism Poisons Palestinian Youth
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Legislative Testimonies
Hamas Acts to Prevent Northern Gazans from Fleeing South
Since October 13, Israel has repeatedly called — in Hebrew, English, and Arabic — on the civilian population northern Gaza to move south of the Gaza River for their safety.
Flash Briefs
The Miscalculation of Hamas
Hamas came at dawn and murdered with abandon. It had the element of surprise. Israel was unprepared. This was unprecedented. Israel’s security barrier breached; Israeli communities and military...
Op-eds
Erdogan is Here to Stay
The Turkish president has adopted a transactional policy with the West. Washington should respond in kind.
Op-eds
Memo to Biden: The United Nations Won’t Love You Back
Another loss for the U.S. at the U.N. shows the folly of engaging with the body for engagement’s sake.
Op-eds
The New Middle East? An Israeli official goes to Riyadh while a Saudi official visits Ramallah
Here’s why things are changing so fast in Arab-Israeli relations
Op-eds
How US taxpayer dollars line the pockets of Syrian despot Bashar al-Assad
Presidents and prime ministers descended on Manhattan the past two weeks to take part in the 78th annual session of the UN General Assembly. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres took the stage at Turtle...
Op-eds
Reading the UNGA tea leaves
America’s enemies and adversaries reveal their intentions
Op-eds
Israel must not roll the dice when it comes to nuclear threats
If Israel's rejection of allowing enrichment in Saudi Arabia means the derailment of normalization deals, so be it. Israel should seek a deal that overcomes the problematic Saudi demand for an independent fuel cycle on the one hand, and minimizes the damage from the nuclear understandings with Iran on the other hand.
Op-eds
Netanyahu Hails Prospects for Normalization Between Israel and Saudi Arabia
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on September 22 that prospects for normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia were “at the cusp” of a dramatic breakthrough....
Flash Briefs
Abbas Calls for UN Recognition of Palestinian State
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said in a September 21 speech to the United Nations that the world body should recognize Palestine as the 194th member state. Abbas...