Tag: United Nations

Palestinian terror seeks national self-determination but shouts endlessly to the world that even after statehood violence will continue against 'The Jews.'

A clear explanation of what international law is and is not, and how it applies to some of the controversies around the Jewish state.

For the Palestinians and for the Arab/Islamic world as a whole, the "Zionist Problem" is merely a surface manifestation of the "Jewish Problem."

Hezbollah is preparing for the next conflict with Israel.

If Israel acquiesced to Palestinian statehood, this could encourage regional players to wage conventional war against Israel.

The New York Times criticizes Israel for not undergoing the scrutiny of the UN Human Rights Council, while at the same time recognizes the extreme bias the Council shows against Israel.

An interview with historian Gil troy on his new book, “Moynihan’s Moment: America’s Fight Against Zionism and Racism.”

Israeli leaders be thinking about doctrinal continuity in all of the seemingly discrete Palestinian factions.

The UN conceived of Jerusalem of extending from just south of Ramallah to Bethlehem and from Motza east to almost where Maaleh Adumim is today.

If Israel fails to show up for UPR, this may force the HRC to end the stranglehold of abusive regimes over the institution and implement long overdue reforms.

The more than 60,000 deaths during the Syrian Civil War, are referred to in UN-speak as "the events in Syria since March, 2011," or, sometimes, as "the current events."

The thugs on the ground in Europe and the Obama Administration now simply want to impose the UN’s diktat on Israel.

How the Israel-Palestinian conflict has been totally transformed.

Let me clarify these misconceptions about Islam so that there is no excuse for warmongers and those who wish to shed oceans of blood.

Israelis have finally realized what a bill of goods they were sold in 1993, when they were suckered into the Oslo agreements.

Many commentators on the far left scolded those who would suggest a connection between culture and success – imputing racism to such arguments.

Here in Israel, keeping your head in the sand is seen as an unbearably expensive option.

"Palestine," shouted Mashaal to his audience, was Arabic, Islamic, from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River; his audience chanted its support.

The idea that Obama is now backing Israel is what American Jewish voters who supported him desperately need to believe.

As one veteran Fatah member said at a rally last week, "In our hearts we are all Hamas."

France says that the UN Disengagement Observer Force may removed due to the fear of Syrian chemical weapons.

With the international community barely having finished expressing its outrage over Israel's decision to build in E-1, between Jerusalem and Maaleh Adumim (reported at length in last week's column), two other similar decisions have been made that are sure to re-ignite the flames.

Israel this week took an important step toward strengthening Jerusalem and preventing any chance of its future division. Despite increasingly strident objections from the U.S., Europe and the Palestinians, the Jewish state is moving forward with plans to expand the capital’s Jewish population.

The US State Department labeled Israel provocative yesterday along with North Korea and Turkey. No word yet on the Palestinians.

Those who view American-Israel relations through a dualistic “are you pro-Israel or anti-Israel” lens must be confused. In one week, the United States stands virtually alone with Israel against the Palestinians’ upgrade of their status at the United Nations, then immediately condemns Israel’s settlement expansion.

It was the late Abba Eban who famously said that "the Arabs never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity." In his time that was for the most part true, and it arguably worked for Israel's benefit, particularly when Israel found itself in a tight diplomatic squeeze.

Al-Jazeera TV is owned by Hamas supporter Emir of Qatar.

There are reports that this U.S. administration insists on weakening the efforts against both rogue entities.

When Abbas says that a Palestinian state within the pre-1967 lines would lead to a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East, he is ignoring the fact that a large number of Palestinians think otherwise.

Denmark, Finland, Portugal and Ireland opposed any condemnation whatsoever by the EU of Mashaal's calls for Israel's annihilation and destruction.