Hamas’ strategy is working.
March 14, 2024 by Ron Weiser
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I was really hoping that on International Women’s Day recently, some of the good friends of our community would use the opportunity, notwithstanding their position on UNRWA, to condemn the rape and sexual mutilation of young and old, that took place on 7 October and which continues to be used as a weapon of humiliation and intimidation and dehumanisation, on those held hostage by Hamas. Read more
Israeli FM to UN Secretary-General: ‘You’ve brought world body to all-time low’
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz sent a sharply worded letter to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday, charging him with a blatant disregard for the atrocities committed by Hamas against the Jewish people on Oct. 7. Read more
UN team says rape likely occurred during Hamas Oct 7 attack
A team of United Nations experts reported that there were “reasonable grounds to believe” sexual violence, including rape and gang rape, occurred at several locations during the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas militants. Read more
UN chief calls on countries to resume funding Gaza aid
The secretary-general of the United Nations has called on countries to continue funding the main agency providing aid in Gaza after several of its employees were accused of taking part in the Hamas attack on Israel that ignited the war four months ago. Read more
UN head: Netanyahu won’t answer my phone calls
January 19, 2024 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
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António Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations, told Al Jazeera on Wednesday from Davos, Switzerland, that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declined to take his phone calls since Hamas terrorists attacked Israel on Oct. 7. Read more
Guterres meets freed Israeli hostages in Davos
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres met with released Israeli hostages for the first time on Thursday on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Read more
Israel says South Africa acting as Hamas’s legal arm
The Israel Foreign Ministry has accused South Africa of acting as the “legal arm of the Hamas terrorist organisation,” as two days of preliminary hearings kicked off at the U.N.’s top court in The Hague. Read more
UN & NYT make bad choice burying Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine
January 1, 2024 by David Singer
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Thomas Friedman – foreign affairs Opinion columnist at the New York Times (NYT) – could have well been passing judgement on the NYT, himself and the United Nations (UN) for their failure to mention the existence of the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (HKOPS) even once after its publication on 8 June 2022. Read more
Unfinished tasks
December 29, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
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As the world switches over to the year 2024 in the civil calendar, those who are still sober will be aware that major pitfalls lie ahead. Read more
Israeli forces capture terrorists in schools, find weapons in UNRWA sacks
December 27, 2023 by Pesach Benson
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Israeli soldiers acting on intelligence engaged Hamas terrorists operating inside two UN-run schools in Gaza, the Israel Defence Forces said on Monday. Read more
UN and Biden continue to ignore Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine
December 25, 2023 by David Singer
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The passage of United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 2720 on 22 December signals that the UN and President Biden will not be playing any constructive role in resolving the future of Gaza and its population after the Israel-Gaza War is ended. Read more
Australia votes in favour of Gaza ceasefire at UN: Community response
December 13, 2023 by AAP J-Wire
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Australia has voted in favour of a UN resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, hours after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called for a “sustainable ceasefire” with his Canadian and New Zealand counterparts. Read more
Security Council rebuffs Guterres bid to fix his Gaza mistakes
December 11, 2023 by David Singer
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has failed in his bid to get the Security Council to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza that would have helped paper over some appalling decisions by Guterres both before and after October 7. Read more
Australia continues to back humanitarian calls
Australia has backed a UN resolution demanding all sides in the Hamas-Israel war protect civilians, particularly children. Read more
Connect the dots
November 10, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
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Connecting the dots is as easy as putting various facts and clues together in order to see the whole picture or to understand something globally. Read more
UN and OIC refuse to cooperate with Israel
October 30, 2023 by David Singer
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The Executive Committee of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting held on 18 October 2023 “to discuss the ongoing Israeli military aggression against the Palestinian people” marks a shameful and disturbing new low point in Islamic-Christian-Jewish relations. Read more
Foreign Minister bringing families of kidnapped Israelis to UN
Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen will speak about the Hamas atrocities of Oct. 7 and Israel’s response at the United Nations Security Council meeting in New York today (Tue). Read more
United Nations: Australia and New Zealand agree
October 18, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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The United Nations owes the Jewish People
October 16, 2023 by David Singer
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The horrific slaughter of more than 1300 civilians in Israel with more than 150 being taken as hostages to Gaza – has seen expressions of outrage, sympathy and support for Israel from many nations.
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Israel’s UN envoy to JNS: Palestinian issue won’t be resolved anytime soon
September 20, 2023 by Amichai Stein
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As the United Nations General Assembly kicked off its annual general debate in New York on Wednesday, Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan sat down with JNS to discuss wide-ranging issues, from the Palestinians to Iran to Hezbollah. Read more
Israel angered as UNESCO designates Jericho ruins as World Heritage Site in ‘Palestine’
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) voted on Sunday to recognize ancient ruins near Jericho as a “World Heritage Site in Palestine.”
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The day after
July 28, 2023 by J-Wire
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Trying to predict events when it comes to Israel and the region is fraught with uncertainty. Read more
UN sickening silence on Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution
July 10, 2023 by David Singer
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres continues to maintain his year-long silence by burying any discussion of the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (HKOPS) – published on 8 June 2022 – to replace the failed two-state solution unsuccessfully pursued by the United Nations since 23 December 2016: The creation of an independent Palestinian-Arab State between Israel and Jordan for the first time in recorded history. Read more
Global Jewish call for UN to positively reference IHRA definition
May 24, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
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AIJAC has joined 178 Jewish organisations across the globe in calling for the United Nations to favourably reference the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s Working Definition of Antisemitism at its upcoming in its upcoming “UN Action Plan on monitoring antisemitism and enhancing a system-wide response”. Read more
Catastrophic
May 12, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
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Note 15 May in your diary because that is the date when all the Israel historic revisionists will be having their annual convulsions. Read more
Secret talks paving way for Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine
February 27, 2023 by David Singer
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The bombshell revelation that senior aides of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have been holding secret talks for almost two months further confirms the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s (PLO) acceptance of the Saudi-based Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (Saudi Solution) as the basis for negotiating an end to 100 years of conflict between Arabs and Jews. Read more
New two-state solution: Israel & Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine
February 13, 2023 by David Singer
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Indications that a new two-state solution – Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine – continues to progress towards its successful implementation – were in evidence again this past week. Read more
UN chooses to turn a blind eye’ to Palestinian incitement and support for terror
The Israeli government has expressed its dismay with a statement released on Feb. 3 by the U.N. high commissioner on human rights that sought to quell what he termed the “illogic of escalation” in “Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territory.” Read more
Yad Vashem unveils ‘The Book of Names’ at the United Nations
January 27, 2023 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
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It’s a book filled with the names of 4.8 million murder victims. The blank pages at the end, though, are especially haunting. Read more
An ill wind blows
December 23, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
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An old proverb accurately foretells: “it’s an ill wind that blows no one any good.” Read more