China, Russia veto US ceasefire resolution at the UN Security Council

China and Russia vetoed a U.S.-drafted resolution at the U.N. Security Council on Friday morning, saying the text didn’t go far enough in calling for a ceasefire in the war against Hamas in Gaza. Read more

Israeli UN envoy: ‘How morally bankrupt has this body become?’

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, ripped into the U.N. General Assembly during a Tuesday morning meeting while holding up a cake with the face of Kfir Bibas, who will turn one year old in the coming days. Read more

Israel’s UN envoy links Iran to Houthi attacks in Red Sea

Imploring the United Nations Security Council to address the “radioactive Shi’ite elephant in the room,” Israel’s U.N. ambassador on Wednesday linked Iran to the conflicts throughout the region. Read more

Israel’s UN envoy to JNS: Palestinian issue won’t be resolved anytime soon

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

Israeli and PA envoys hurl accusations at Security Council

The Israeli and Palestinian Authority ambassadors to the United Nations slung barbs at each other in a fiery debate on Wednesday at the U.N. Security Council. Read more

‘The world says nothing’: Israeli envoy slams UN for silence on Arab rock terrorism

The United Nations Security Council held an open debate on the Middle East on Wednesday which focused on the Palestinian issue. Read more

US ambassador criticizes Israel for Sheikh Jarrah eviction in eastern Jerusalem

The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield called on Israel to refrain from evicting residents of several illegal structures in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood. Read more

Israel’s UN delegation seeks more Israelis in the world body

Israel’s delegation to the United Nations has been working in recent weeks to increase the number of Israelis employed at the world body’s headquarters in New York. Read more

Erdan submits UN resolution opposing Holocaust denial and distortion

Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan has submitted a resolution to the U.N. General Assembly to combat Holocaust denial and Holocaust distortion. Read more

Emma Watson draws controversy over solidarity with ‘Free Palestine’ movement on social media

On the same weekend that Harry Potter, the series that made her famous, celebrated its 20^th anniversary, the Instagram account belonging to Emma Watson released a post in support of a “Free Palestine.” Read more

‘Hypocrisy’: Israel’s envoy slams UN support for PFLP-linked organisations

Israel’s Ambassador to the US and the United Nations (UN) Gilad Erdan dispatched on Tuesday a firm letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the Security Council after the Palestinian Authority (PA) sent two letters of complaint against Israel to the UN regarding Israel’s declaration of six supposed civil society organizations as terrorist organizations. Read more

‘Shame on You!’ Israel’s envoy tears up Human Rights Council report at General Assembly

The United Nations General Assembly held a special session on Friday during which Nazhat Shameem Khan, President of the Human Rights Council, presented the UNHRC’s annual report to all UN member states. Read more

In UN discussion on arms control, Israeli envoy laments international inaction against Iran, Syria

Israel’s Ambassador to the US and the United Nations (UN) Gilad Erdan participated in a discussion on arms control and international security at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, during which he sharply criticize Syria’s use of weapons of mass destruction and the Iranian regime constantly violating its commitments to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Read more

Will mass protests divert Iran’s attention inward and away from fighting Israel?…asks Adam Abrams

Thousands of protesters took to the streets this weekend in cities throughout Iran to demonstrate against the Islamic Republic’s strained economy, corrupt regime and costly military expansion throughout the region, in what has been characterised as the country’s largest wave of anti-government protests since the “Green Revolution” erupted in 2009 following a controversial presidential election. Read more