U.N. Security Council Passes Resolution Demanding Gaza Ceasefire — No U.S. Objection
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday passed a non-binding resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday passed a non-binding resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Canada abstained Thursday from a U.N. General Assembly resolution criticizing the United States for recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel and for deciding to move its embassy there.
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres expressed concern Sunday over the resignation of Lebanese premier Saad Hariri, calling for security and stability in the country.
Regarding the failure of the United States to veto the recent anti-Israel UN resolution, former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton told Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Raheem Kassam on Thursday, “The notion that this is simply consistent with prior U.S. policy, which is the Obama administration line, is flatly incorrect.”
President Obama’s former Middle East envoy said Tuesday that the United States should have vetoed the United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land rather than abstaining from the vote and letting it pass.
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) took aim at President Barack Obama’s treatment of Israel, particularly after the United States declined to use its power on the U.N. Security Council to thwart a resolution condemning Israel for
Samantha Power has disqualified herself from any human rights discussion, unless it is to explain how someone can be a bystander to genocide.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) tweeted on Saturday that he would oppose funding for the United Nations until the UN Security Council reversed an anti-Israel resolution that it approved on Friday, with the acquiescence of the Obama administration.
And, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised Saturday night: just as in the first Chanukah, a redemption is coming.
“Here, on the first night of Chanukah, I stand next to the Maccabees of our times, IDF soldiers and wounded IDF heroes. I salute you and I say to you clearly: The light will dispel the darkness. The spirit of the Maccabees will overcome. Happy Chanukah.”
Even as he allowed an anti-Israel resolution to pass at the UN Security Council, President Barack Obama wished Jews a “Happy Hanukkah” on Friday.
Sen. Lindsey Graham: “I will work to form a bipartisan coalition to suspend or significantly reduce United States assistance to the United Nations.”
Ahead of a possible second attempt Friday to vote on a UN Security Council resolution declaring Israeli settlements illegal, Breitbart News sources speculated that Russia could use its veto to kill the measure, even if the United States would not.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday slammed a proposed UN resolution demanding a temporary ceasefire in Aleppo as a “provocative step.”
TEL AVIV – Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein (Likud) has urged the Vatican to assist in preventing future anti-Israel UNESCO resolutions following Wednesday’s vote denying Jewish and Christian ties to Jerusalem.
JERUSALEM – One week after UNESCO’s executive board ratified a resolution ignoring Jewish and Christian ties to the Temple Mount, the body’s World Heritage Committee is slated to vote on another controversial resolution this Wednesday.
President Barack Obama plans to seek a resolution from the United Nations to ban the testing of nuclear weapons, bypassing Congress to do so.
TEL AVIV – A senior official in Jerusalem denied a report on Saturday that claimed Germany is growing increasingly frustrated with Israel’s settlement policies and Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she understands why Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is seeking the support of the UN Security Council.
The Islamic Republic of Iran revealed Tuesday what appeared to be an underground missile base, with state-television footage showcasing a stockpile of precision-guided missiles.