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| July 24, 2013
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Nothing new at the UN, Palestinians charge Israel with war-crimes

Despite resumed talks between Israel & Palestinians, at UN Security Council debate, Palestinian rep charges Israel commits war crimes, continues to build settlements and confiscates their land.

Israeli ambassador criticized the EU ban.

By Yitzhak Benhorin

 

While the Americans are trying to close out the invitations of the Israeli and Palestinian representatives to direct talks in Washington, in New York the two sides are continuing to go head-to-head. Palestinian representative to the UN, Riyad Mansour, stated Tuesday that Israel was committing “war crimes” against his people.

Ron Prosor – Photo: Shahar Azran

At the monthly meeting of the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, Mansour said that Israel continues to build in the West Bank, confiscating land, clearing land, removing residents from their land, and supporting extremists who commit “terror” against Palestinians in the West Bank. Continue Reading »

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| June 27, 2013
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Arab countries fail to block an Israel sponsored UN conference

Despite Arab states’ attempt to block Israeli initiative

, Israel’s UN ambassador holds special event showcasing Israeli products & technology in bid to aid developing countries.

By Yitzhak Benhorin

WASHINGTON – Arab states have failed to block Israel from leading a UN conference in which advanced tools would be showcased for developing countries.

המזכ"ל באן והשגריר פרושאור בכנס "כחול לבן" (צילום: שחר עזרן)

UN Sec. Gen Ban Ki-moon with Israeli Ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor and others at the Blue & White Conference – Photo: Shachar Azran

Despite the fact that 141 countries voted in favor of the event a number of weeks ago, opponents from Tunisia, Bahrain and Kuwait luanched Wednesday a last ditch effort to block the event, but failed.  Continue Reading »

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| May 25, 2013
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Israel in UN: Assad Purposely Provoking Us

“This week’s events are part of a disturbing pattern of events intended to spark provocation with Israel,” said UN ambassador to Security Council.

By Arutz Sheva

 

Israel on Saturday accused Syrian forces of trying to provoke conflict following a border clash.

Tensions around Golan Heights ceasefire zone between the two rivals have escalated since Syrian forces fired across the UN-patrolled ceasefire line and hit an Israeli military vehicle on Tuesday.

“This week’s events are part of a disturbing pattern of events intended to spark provocation with Israel,” said Israel’s UN ambassador Ron Prosor in a letter to the UN Security Council. Continue Reading »

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| May 22, 2013
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Amb. Prosor Slams Erekat for Incitement Over ‘Apartheid’ Comments

UN ambassador Prosor, “It is expected from someone who is in charge of negotiating, to educate for peace, and not for incitement,”

By Elad Benari

 

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Ron Prosor, sharply reacted on Tuesday to remarks by PLO negotiator Saeb Erekat, who accused Israel of applying a policy of apartheid in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem.

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Ron Prosor

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Ron Prosor

Erekat told a UN committee in New York on Monday that the Palestinian Authority would hold off on applying to UN agencies, as it is eligible to do since the General Assembly upgraded the PA to the status of non-member observer state, in order to give U.S. Continue Reading »

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| March 10, 2013
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Israel’s Envoy seeks solution to end UN’s flawed Palestinian refugee status

 

Israel’s envoy to the UN Ron Prosor: The real obstacle to peace is right of return for Palestinian ‘refugees’, not settlements, adding, the transfer of status through the generations is “misguided.”

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL & MICHAEL WILNER JERUSALEM

 

NEW YORK – At a small conference at the Harvard Club in Manhattan on Thursday, a host of dignitaries and experts, including Israel’s envoy to the UN Ron Prosor, addressed the UN’s classification of Palestinian refugees as the principal stumbling block to a peace agreement between Israel and the PLO.

Daniel Pipes

Dr. Daniel Pipes, a leading international expert on the Middle East, opened the conference, declaring that the Palestinian refugee situation is broken, sick, and detrimental to all involved.

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| March 3, 2013
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WATCH: Michael Coren & Hillel Neuer discuss The U.N. Human Rights Council

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Ron Prosor, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, wrote on his facebook page, 12 Feb 2013, the following:

Last night I met with 60 students from the Columbia University Law School in New York. The students asked great questions and we had an interesting discussion.

Photo: Ron ProsorIsrael's Ambassador to the United Nations12 Feb 2013Last night I met with 60 students from the Columbia University Law School in New York. The students asked great questions and we had an interesting discussion.One of the students asked me about Israel's complex relationship with the UN.Although they were all law students, my answer was mathematical:22 Arab states56 members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation132 'Non Aligned Movement'And what is the result?A triple standard.One standard for 86 democratic countries.A second standard for 106 non-democracies.And finally - a very special standard for the world's one and only Jewish state - Israel.This is the UN's "Triple Standard" equation.

One of the students asked me about Israel’s complex relationship with the UN.

Although they were all law students, my answer was mathematical:

22 Arab states
56 members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
132 ‘Non Aligned Movement’

And what is the result?

A triple standard.
One standard for 86 democratic countries. Continue Reading »

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| January 24, 2013
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Disrupting the ecosystem of extreme Racism

We can’t rest until the evil ideologies that fuel terror become nothing more than relics of the past.

By Ron Prosor

 

There is a specific kind of ecosystem that creates terrorism. Terrorism is rooted in hate, watered with instability and state support, and then planted in the next generation.

screenshotEvery roadside bombing, every suicide attack, and every act of terrorism begins with words and thoughts of hate. It begins with al-Qaida websites that turn suicide bombers into jihadi celebrities. It begins with Hezbollah summer camps that use arts and crafts to glorify martyrdom and teach bombmaking skills to children.

It begins with statements by Hamas leaders like Atallah Abu al-Subh, who recently said on public Palestinian television (and I quote) “The Jews are the most despicable and contemptible nation to crawl upon the face of the Earth.”

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| January 16, 2013
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Israel to UNSC: Prevent Syrian WMD transfer to Hezbollah

UN Ambassador Ron Prosor calls on UN Security Council to act immediately to prevent Assad’s chemical weapons from being transferred into Hezbollah’s hands.

By MICHAEL WILNER, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT

 

 

UNITED NATIONS — Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations Ron Prosor  said Tuesday that the prospect of Hezbollah acquiring chemical weapons — mishandled or handed over intentionally by the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad  — is “frightening,” and called on the Security Council to act immediately to prevent their proliferation.

Ron Prosor

Ron Prosor

 

Prosor’s comments came during a daylong debate at the UN on counter-terrorism efforts. The Israeli envoy contended that an end to terrorism required addressing the fundamental teachings of prejudice and hate.

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| December 9, 2012
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Arab Bloc at UN Sends Clear Message: If It’s Israeli, It Must be Bad

Through a resolution Israel sponsored for  entrepreneurship at the UN, a rare diplomatic victory was won. The Arabs countries voted ‘No,” but it passed anyway.

“Every Arab delegate who voted ‘no’ is sending the message that he cares far more about petty politics than human prosperity (for his people)” Israeli Ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor said.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

Israel won a rare diplomatic victory Friday in the UN, where it sponsored a resolution for entrepreneurship. The Arabs voted ‘No,” but the resolution passed in the UN Economic and Financial Committee, also known as the Second Committee by a lopsided 129-31 vote. Continue Reading »

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| November 16, 2012
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Palestinian observer pleads with UN Security Council to stop Israel

Palestinian U.N. observer Riyad Mansour says Israel is committing “war crimes” against Palestinian civilians

Israel’s Ambassador Ron Prosor: Strikes are response; no one complained when Hamas-ruled Gaza launched rockets on Israeli civilians.

By The Associated Press and Israel Hayom Staff

 

Palestinian officials have asked the U.N. Security Council to act to halt Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip. In a closed-door meeting of the Security Council on Wednesday night, U.N. observer Riyad Mansour said Israel was boasting publicly about killing Palestinians after conducting airstrikes that killed Hamas mastermind Ahmed Jabari.

Palestinian U.N. observer Riyad Mansour speaks to reporters following a closed-door meeting of the U.N.

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| November 14, 2012
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Prosor to UN Security Council: Time to Condemn Hamas for Terrorism

Israel’s ambassador to the UN sends a letter of complaint over the 150 rocket attacks on southern Israel by Hamas’ ruled Gaza.

By Elad Benari

 

In the wake of the ongoing rocket fire by Gaza-based terrorists at southern Israel, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Ron Prosor, sent on Tuesday a letter of complaint to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and to the UN Security Council.

“Hamas and other terrorist organizations in Gaza have fired more than 150 rockets in recent days,” Prosor wrote. “Civilians and many Israeli soldiers have been wounded and damage has been caused to property. More than one million citizens live under the constant threat of terrorism. Continue Reading »

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| October 12, 2012
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Israel’s UN envoy demands UNSC censure of Gaza fire

Amb. Ron Prosor sent to UN chief & Security Council a letter protesting their disregard of Hamas rocket fire on Israel’s civilian communities.

By Yitzhak Benhorin

 

WASHINGTON – Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Ron Prosor sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the president of the Security Council Thursday, over their failure to condemn Gaza’s rocket fire on Israel.

The Security Council – Photo: AP

Prosor pointed out that while the UN was quick to condemn similar fire by Syria, it

“Over the past three days, terrorists fired 37 more rockets into Israeli communities. The Hamas campaign of terror continues to strike our homes, schools, and hospitals. Continue Reading »

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| August 4, 2012
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Prosor Impugns Syria’s Veracity in Fiery UN Speech

Ron Prosor, Israel’s ambassador to the UN,  fiercely attacks Syria and its ambassador’s truthfulness in a speech to the General Assembly.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Ron Prosor, fiercely attacked Syria and the Syrian ambassador to the UN during a speech to the General Assembly on Friday.

Prosor accused Syrian President Bashar Assad’s ambassador of spreading lies and hiding the reality that takes place in Syria.

Referring to the issue of the chemical weapons being held by the Syrian regime, Prosor said, “A leader who brutally slaughters children today will not hesitate to use chemical weapons against them tomorrow.” Continue Reading »

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