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| January 31, 2013
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UN calls for immediate withdraw from settlements and sanctions against Israel

In the UNHRC’s harshest condemnation of Israeli since 1967, the 3 UN investigators report Israel is in violation of the Geneva Conventions and must ‘cease all settlement activities without precondition’.

By JTA

 

JERUSALEM (JTA) — A United Nations investigation into the impact of Jewish West Bank settlements on the Palestinian population said that Israel should immediately begin to withdraw all settlers from the territory.

The report issued Thursday by the U.N. Human Rights Council based in Geneva said that settlement violate the 1949 Geneva Conventions and that failure to withdraw could lead to a finding of war crimes at the International Criminal Court. Continue Reading »

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| January 31, 2013
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Geneva to receive the annual UNHRC report on Jewish settlements

The annual settlements investigation is the 6th council probe into Israeli activity in the Palestinian territories, or at its borders.

 

A UN Human Rights Council fact-finding mission on West Bank settlements is set to release its report in Geneva late Thursday morning.

UNHRCIsrael cut its ties with the council when it first ordered the probe last March. Jerusalem refused to cooperate with the three-member mission or to allow it entry into Israel, including into Area C of the West Bank, where the settlements are located.

The settlements probe is the sixth council investigation into Israeli activity in the Palestinian territories or on its borders, including in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. 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 20, 2013
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Israel accepts UN protocol on air pollution standards

Israel permits granting public access to transparent emissions data in acceding to protocols on air pollution released and  monitoring.

By SHARON UDASIN, MICHAEL WILNER IN NEW YORK

 

In a commitment to grant the public access to transparent emissions data, Israel acceded this week to a UN protocol on air pollution release and monitoring.

Haifa industry

Haifa industry – Photo: Ariel Jerozolimsky

The Kiev Protocol – also known as the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTR) – was first adopted at the Aarhus Convention on May 21, 2003, within the framework of the fifth Ministerial Conference “Environment for Europe” in Kiev.

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| January 6, 2013
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‘Palestine’ says “NO!” to UNRWA request to accept Syrian Palestinian refugees

Palestinians don’t want Palestinian refugees as Gaza & Ramallah both refuse UNRWA’s request to ‘help their brothers’.

Past calls to come to ‘Palestine’ were empty promises of help; were only made to rattle Israel.

By Aviel Schneider

 

The Palestinian governments in Gaza (Hamas) and the so-called “West Bank” (Mahmoud Abbas) have refused to take Palestinian refugees from war-ridden Syria.

Recently, the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which was created to handle the issue of Palestinian Arab refugees, asked the Palestinian governments to allow their brothers from Syria to enter.

Palestinian Arabs in Syria have had to flee their refugee camps under attack from Syrian rebels who view the Palestinians as supporters of dictator Bashar Assad. Continue Reading »

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| January 1, 2013
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U.N. Watch: Top 10 Worst UN Decisions of 2012

Top 10 Worst U.N. Decisions of 2012

Compiled by U.N. Watch

 

1. Electing genocidal Sudan to ECOSOC, a top U.N. council overseeing human rights bodies.

 
2. Adopting Cuba’s “Right to Peace” resolution, which endorsed terrorism, at the same time as the Castro regime was backing Assad’s murderous Syrian forces.
3. Keeping Richard Falk as U.N. investigator of “Israel’s violations,” even after he was removed from Human Rights Watch in wake of protests over his support for Hamas, 9/11 conspiracy theories and promotion of antisemitism.
 
 
5. Electing the Venezuelan dictatorship of Hugo Chavez to the U.N.
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| December 26, 2012
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The Kangaroo Court’s ‘Inhuman’ Rights Council.

Op-ed: The UN Human Rights Council’s long honored noble principles are not being applied  when it comes to Israel

By Dan Calic

 

Have you ever given much thought to the United Nations and whether it’s fulfilling the principles of its charter with equality? Has it occurred to you that this organization, which in theory is supposed to be an unbiased adjudicator of justice, is at times anything but, especially when it comes to Israel?

UN Human Rights Council – Photo: AFP

A closer look at the UN, its charter and how the organization actually functions provides some interesting revelations. Continue Reading »

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| December 21, 2012
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PM Netanyahu: I don’t care what the UN says about settlement construction

With int’l criticism of Israel’s planned construction in E. Jerusalem, Judea & Samaria peaking, the PM says in a television interview it is Israel’s right to build in Jerusalem.

 

Amid increasing international criticism of Israel’s recent approval of construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a television interview on Friday that he doesn’t “care what the UN says.”

PM Netanyahu speaks at UN General Assembly Sept 27, 2012.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu seen through the glass of a television booth as he addresses the 67th UN General Assembly in New York, Sept. 27, 2012. – Photo by Reuters

In the wake of the UN vote on Palestinian non-member state status, Israel announced plans to advance a long-frozen project for the E-1 corridor, which links the city of Jerusalem with the settlement of Ma’aleh Adumim. Continue Reading »

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| December 21, 2012
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Israel petitions UN Security Council to condemn rearming of Hezbollah

Israel’s UN Ambassador Ron Prosor said in a letter to the 15-nation council that Hezbollah’s buildup in Southern Lebanon was in violation of a UN arms embargo & UN resolutions

By Reuters

 

Israel’s UN envoy urged the Security Council on Thursday to condemn what he described as significant rearming by Hezbollah, saying the Lebanese militant group now possessed an arsenal of tens of thousands of missiles capable of hitting Israel.

Hezbollah guerrillas prepare Katyusha rockets at their base near the Chebaa Farms area.

Two Hezbollah guerrillas prepare Katyusha rockets at their base near the Chebaa Farms area on the Lebanese-Israeli border, May 22, 2001.- Photo by AP

Israel’s UN Ambassador Ron Prosor said in a letter to the 15-nation council that the buildup was in clear violation of a UN arms embargo. Continue Reading »

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| December 20, 2012
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Echoing Jordanian warnings, UN agrees: Syria, battleground of ‘foreign fighters’

Jordanian officials say that jihadists are hijacking the Syrian revolution & may target Israel next.

UN also says Hezbollah fighting on behalf of Assad.

By Reuters

 

United Nations human rights investigators warned Thursday that fighters from around the world have filtered into Syria to join a civil war that has split along sectarian lines, increasingly pitting the ruling Alawite community against the majority Sunni Muslims.

The warning comes after senior Jordanian officials warned this week that Syria may devolve into a “black hole that sucks Jihadists from around the world.”

Damage in Syria Dec 18

A woman walks past a house destroyed by an airstrike by Syrian government forces.

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| December 19, 2012
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Abbas Asks UN in 1st Step to Flood Israel with Foreign Arabs

Abbas asks UN’s chief to take bold first step and flood Israel with foreign Arabs by suggesting Syrian Palestinian “refugees” move to the PA.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is asking the UN to take the first step towards flooding Israel with foreign Arabs by suggesting Syrian “refugees” move to the PA.

Ban Ki-moon speaks to the media during his visit to Al Zaatri refugee camp, in Jordan. - Reuters

Ban Ki-moon speaks to the media during his visit to Al Zaatri refugee camp, in Jordan. – Reuters

Abbas’ request to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, was reported by the official Palestinian Authority website Wednesday.

His latest diplomatic ploy could place Israel again in the role of “bad man.” Continue Reading »

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| December 17, 2012
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Syria: Palestinians sheltering terrorists become ‘victims’

Syria’s Foreign Minister tells UN Chief Ban that Palestinians shouldn’t offer ‘shelter or assistance to terrorist groups’ 

Reuters

 

According to state television, Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid Moallem told UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that Palestinians living in the country should not offer “shelter or assistance to terrorist groups” in the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus.

הלחימה נמשכת. שכונת מגורים אחרי הפצצה של צבא אסד (צילום: רויטרס)

Bombing aftermath – Photo: Reuters

Moallem’s comments came after Ban’s spokesman said the secretary general was concerned at reports of an air strike by President Bashar Assad’s forces on Yarmouk refugee camp on Sunday in which 25 people were reportedly killed.

Sunday’s air strike on Yarmouk, carried out by the Syrian military, was the first against the country’s Palestinian refugee camps, whose residents are divided over the 21-month conflict between rebels and regime forces. Continue Reading »

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| December 16, 2012
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PA Warns US: Don’t dare punish us

Chief PLO representative in Washington D.C. threatens American lawmakers against retaliating for last month’s Palestinian statehood vote at the UN.

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

Chief representative of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in Washington D.C. is warning United States lawmakers against retaliating for last month’s statehood vote at the United Nations, maintaining that doing so would only hurt U.S. credibility in the region.

PA Chairman Abbas

PA Chairman Abbas – Reuters

“History has shown time and again that the language of threats, financial pressure, and punitive measures simply does not work,” Maen Rashid Areikat wrote in a letter sent to U.S. lawmakers. “Engagement and dialogue is the only way to express the views of Congress. Continue Reading »

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| December 12, 2012
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North Korea launches long-range ballistic missile, drawing UN & Int’l disapproval

The isolated Asian nation may have finally succeeded in launching a satellite into space, with the real aim of what critics say was a disguised ballistic missile test.

By Reuters

Isolated and impoverished North Korea launched its second long-range rocket of 2012 on Wednesday and may have finally succeeded in putting a satellite into space, the stated aim of what critics say is a disguised ballistic missile test.

The rocket was launched just before 10 a.m. Korean time (0100 GMT) and overflew the Japanese island of Okinawa.

North Korea rocket

South Korean soldiers watch broadcast images of the North Korean Unha-3 rocket. – Photo by AP

A rocket launch by North Korea in April was aborted after a less than two minute flight. Continue Reading »

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| December 11, 2012
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‘One-Palestine State’ Art Exhibit at the United Nations

A “One Arab State Solution”  through art, that shows all of Israel as Palestine & mirroring Abbas’ “peace process map” is being hosted at the UN.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

The UN delivers a “One Arab State Solution” through an art exhibit that shows all of Israel as Palestine, mirroring Mahmoud Abbas’ “peace process map.”

Abbas holding model of area he wants for state

Abbas holding model of area he wants for state – palwatch.org

The exhibit is displayed at the public entrance of the United Nations, where the Palestinian Authority chairman two weeks ago delivered a speech before the General Assembly vote that granted the PA Non-Member Observer status. Continue Reading »

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