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| September 24, 2014
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Obama tells UNGA: Status quo in West Bank & Gaza is unsustainable

Barack Obama reveals, ‘Violence engulfing Middle East made too many Israelis ready to abandon hard work of peace.’ 

By i24news

Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, US President Barack Obama stated that the status quo in Gaza Strip and the West Bank is not sustainable.

US President Barack Obama speaks during the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly at the United Nations in New York on September 24, 2014 ( Jewel Samad (AFP) )

“US President Barack Obama speaks during the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly at the United Nations in New York on September 24, 2014 – Photo: Jewel Samad/AFP

Further touching on the issue of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the leader charged that the “violence engulfing the Middle East made too many Israelis ready to abandon the hard work of peace.” Continue Reading »

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| September 24, 2014
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Jibril Rajoub: Abbas is going to ‘Drop a Bomb’ on Israel at the UN General Assembly

Abbas is in New York stirring up students against a ‘drunk’ Israel, ahead of his UN General Assembly address to get the world behind hi new ‘Palestinian strategy.’

By Ari Yashar

 

A senior member of Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah faction said that Abbas will “drop a bomb” against Israel at the UN General Assembly on Friday.

The senior official, Jibril Rajoub, said in an interview on Palestinian Arab media that the move would be an integration of the international community into “the strategy of the Palestinian people.”

It is worth noting that Rajoub in mid-August said the PA had made a “political decision” to support Arab terrorists “slaughtering” Jews living in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem – an announcement that has been accompanied by a steep rise in terror attacks in the region. Continue Reading »

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| September 15, 2014
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PA Chairman Abbas Will Ask France to Recognize ‘State of Palestine’

Ma’an news agency says Mahmoud Abbas wants European countries to recognize ‘Palestine’ before he heads to the UN.

By Gil Ronen

 

According to Bethlehem-based news agency Ma’an, Palestinian Authority (PA) chief Mahmoud Abbas will ask French president Francois Hollande to recognize the “state of Palestine” when Abbas meets Hollande in France Friday. According to the report, Abbas will then ask additional European countries to recognize “Palestine” even before he heads for the annual United Nations General Assembly.

PA foreign minister Riad Al Maliki told Ma’an that “the international situation now is much better than in the past, and there is a better chance that the Palestinian people’s demands will be met.” Continue Reading »

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| November 16, 2013
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A momentary sign of sanity during the Israel-bashing norm of the UN

 

U.N. interpreter, believing her microphone to be off, says Israel is the only focus when bad things are happening all over the world.

Awkward laughter ensues but still 9 resolutions against Israel pass that day at U.N. General Assembly meeting.

By Israel Hayom Staff

Following the vote on the sixth out of nine resolutions adopted against Israel by the United Nations on Thursday, the interpreter translating the vote to English, unaware her microphone was still on, was caught calling the repeated resolutions about Israel excessive.

U.N. General Assembly vote prompts translator to question whether the focus on Israel, “is a bit much?”

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| October 2, 2013
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NYT says Netanyahu sabotaging Obama’s Iran efforts…not warning him

 

NYT daily dishes out fierce criticism of Netanyahu following his General Assembly address, says the PM ‘seems eager for a fight. It could be disastrous if Netanyahu and his supporters in Congress were so blinded by distrust that they sabotage the best chance to restore relations’

By Yitzhak Benhorin

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to “sabotage the best chance” to restore relations between the West and Iran, the New York Times is claiming in an editorial following Netanyahu’s General Assembly address.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday October 1, 2013 at the United Nations headquarters in New York - Photo: AP/Andrew Gombert,Pool

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday October 1, 2013 at the United Nations headquarters in New York – Photo: AP/Andrew Gombert,Pool

 

“Netanyahu has legitimate reasons to be wary of any Iranian overtures.. Continue Reading »

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| October 1, 2013
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Netanyahu at UN: Israel will prevent Iranian nuclear weapons, even if alone

 

Israel’s PM Netanyahu outlines necessary steps in avoiding a nuclear armed Iran; speech comes as warning to well-received address by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

 

A steadfast Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu made clear in a speeach to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that Israel would not accept a nuclear armed Iran, and would “stand alone” if necessary to achieve that aim.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday October 1, 2013 at the United Nations headquarters in New York - Photo: AP/Andrew Gombert,Pool

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday October 1, 2013 at the United Nations headquarters in    New York – Photo: AP/Andrew Gombert,Pool

 

“Israel will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons, even if we have to stand alone,” he said.

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| September 25, 2013
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US President’s startling linkage of Iran & Palestinian-Israel peace

View entire address to UN: Obama’s decision to equate the Palestinian-Israel violence with the Iranian nuclear threat shows the depth of Obama’s vested interest in Israel’s existence & well-being.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

 

 

 

By equating Israeli-Palestinian violence with an Iranian nuclear bomb, US President Barack Obama in his speech Tuesday morning before the UN General Assembly appeared at first glance to have blown this conflict out of all reasonable proportions.

US President Barack Obama addresses the 68th UN General Assembly in New York, September 24, 2013.

US President Barack Obama addresses the 68th UN General Assembly in New York, September 24, 2013. – Photo: REUTERS

Hard to imagine how continued violence in Jerusalem or Ramallah could compare to a mushroom cloud from Tehran.

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| August 24, 2013
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Netanyahu to address UN General Assembly Next Month

This September’s speech will be the 3rd year in a row that Netanyahu will address the United Nations.

By JTA

 

 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he will address the United Nations General Assembly next month in New York.

PM wants cabinet to vote on release of terrorists - Photo GPO

Benjamin Netanyahu – Photo GPO

According to The Jerusalem Post, the Prime Minister’s Office said the Sept. 30 speech would focus on Iran. This will be the third year in a row that Netanyahu will address the United Nations.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani is also expected to address the world body.

In last year’s U.N. speech, Netanyahu presented a cartoonish-looking picture of a bomb with a thick red line that he said delineated the point in Iran’s nuclear development process beyond which it must not be allowed to proceed.

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| December 20, 2012
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U.N. General Assembly adopts 9 resolutions condemning Israel…so far.

By the end of this week, the UNGA session is set to adopt 22 country-specific resolutions on Israel — and only 4 on the rest of the world combined.

 

By JTA

 

The United Nations General Assembly adopted nine resolutions on the topics of Palestinian rights and the Golan Heights.

United Nations General Assembly

The resolutions adopted Tuesday criticized Israel for “the continuing systematic violation of the human rights of the Palestinian people,” and focused on “the extremely difficult socioeconomic conditions being faced by the Palestine refugees” in the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem. One resolution condemned Israel for continuing to hold the Golan Heights, and demanded Israel to return the land to Syria. Continue Reading »

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| December 9, 2012
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Arabs States now subsidize the Palestinians with $100M a month

Arab states promise to provide Palestinian Authority with a $100 million each month as ‘financial safety net’ as long as Israel freezes tax payments

By Reuters

 

Arab states agreed to provide the Palestinian Authority with a $100 million monthly “financial safety net” to help President Mahmoud Abbas‘s government cope with an economic crisis after the United Nations granted de facto statehood to Palestine.

Mahmoud Abbas Photo: AFP

Mahmoud Abbas – Photo: AFP

Israel has responded to the Nov. 29 UN vote by ordering 3,000 Jewish settler homes be built in the West Bank and announced it would hold back payments of customs duties it collects on behalf of the Palestinians to pay an outstanding electricity bill. Continue Reading »

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| December 9, 2012
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Palestinians and What The UN Bought

There has been no mention of peace process or coexistence with Israel. The belligerent and defiant tone of Fatah officials sent the message that the Palestinians are now headed toward confrontation with Israel — not peace.

by Khaled Abu Toameh

Hamas and Islamic Jihad leaders say they are already preparing for the next war with Israel. They say that their groups still have many rockets that will be used against Israel in the future.

As one Hamas official put it, “In the next war with Israel, Israelis will be forced to flee not only their homes, but the whole country.”

Fatah is also preparing for a possible confrontation with Israel, both on the ground and in the international arena. Continue Reading »

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| December 4, 2012
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UN Resolution calls on Israel to open nuclear facilities for inspection

UN General Assembly approves resolution calling on Israel to allow IAEA inspection of nuclear program & sign NPT

(Reminder: UNGA Resolutions are not legally binding, but do carry political weight.)

Associated Press

 

The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution Monday calling on Israel to quickly open its nuclear program for inspection and backing a high-level conference to ban nuclear weapons from the Middle East which was just canceled.

Dimona reactor – Photo: Tsafrir Abayov

All the Arab nations and Iran had planned to attend the conference in mid-December in Helsinki, Finland, but the United States announced on Nov. 23 that it wouldn’t take place, citing political turmoil in the region and Iran’s defiant stance on nonproliferation. Continue Reading »

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| December 2, 2012
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Hundreds in Manila march for Israel

Despite their gov’t’s pro-Palestinian vote at UN, hundreds of Filipinos take to the streets to express their solidarity with Israel, with Hebrew songs blasting from loudspeakers & shofar blowing.

By Shay Yellin, Manila

 

Not long after the historical UN vote upgrading the Palestinians’ diplomatic status to a non-member observer state over the weekend, hundreds of Filipinos held a colorful and festive march in Manila in support of Israel, despite the fact that the Philippines government voted for the Palestinian status upgrade.

Some 300-400 Filipinos gathered in a busy Manila business district, some armed with huge signs, Israeli flags, white and blue balloons, loudspeakers booming songs in Hebrew, and even some shofarot. Continue Reading »

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| November 30, 2012
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AIPAC ‘MEMO’ calls to review U.S.- Palestinian agreements

PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas rebuffed a direct request by Israel and President Obama not to seek upgraded status at the United Nations, which was in direct violations of the signed Oslo Peace Accords.

 

Palestinian U.N. Upgrade Undermines Peace Efforts

The U.N. General Assembly’s (UNGA) passage today (29 Nov. 2012) of a resolution granting the Palestinians non-member observer state status is a direct blow to Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts. An actual Palestinian state can only be achieved by direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians. UNGA recognition of a virtual state of Palestine does nothing to advance that process and hinders resumption of real peace talks. Continue Reading »

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| November 30, 2012
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The US quantifies: This UN Resolution did not create a Palestinian state

 

U.S. Amb. Susan Rice says UN resolution ‘does not establish that Palestine is a state’

Attila Somfalvi

 

US Ambassador to the UN Sudan Rice said Thursday after the General Assembly vote that recognized Palestine as an observer state that the resolution “does not establish that Palestine is a state.”

סוזן רייס, אמש בעצרת האו"ם (צילום: AFP)

Susan Rice at General Assembly – Photo: AFP

“Today’s grand pronouncements will soon fade. And the Palestinian people will wake up tomorrow and find that little about their lives has changed, save that the prospects of a durable peace have only receded,” she remarked

Rice stressed that the only way to achieve a two-state solution is through direct negotiations. Continue Reading »

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