Two For Israel: US Blocks Second Proposed UN Probe Into Latest Gaza Escalation
For the second week in a row, the United States has blocked a United Nations (UN) Security Council statement that would demand a probe into the IDF’s response over the last two weeks, to Palestinian riots at the Gaza border.
US Blocks UN Security Council Probe Into Deaths of Palestinian Rioters
According to AFP, the draft statement, recognized the “the right to peaceful protest” and conveyed “sorrow at the loss of innocent Palestinian lives.”
Palestinian Authority to Pay $355 million in 2018 to Terrorists and Their Families
The $355 million is 7.47 percent of the Palestinian Authority’s operation budget of $4.76 billion in 2018 and some 44 percent of the funding the P.A. hopes to receive in foreign aid this year.
Christians and Jews Celebrate Israel’s Upcoming 70th Anniversary at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
‘It’s a great honor to have everybody at Mar-a-Lago, a special place for a special group of people,’ President Donald Trump told the gathering in a video message
With UN Exhibit, Israel Shows ‘3,000 Years of History Cannot be Denied’
‘The historical truth is the best answer to the attempts to dispute the eternal connection between the Jewish people and their capital,’ said Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon.
Iran Files UN Grievance Against Israel Over Netanyahu’s ‘Threats’
Iranian Ambassador to the UN, Gholamali Khoshroo wrote that ‘Netanyahu has threatened to attack Iran.’
Netanyahu To Invite Trump for Embassy Inauguration in Jerusalem: Report
‘President Trump, you are a great friend of the State of Israel and we all thank you,’ Netanyahu said at his Cabinet meeting.
Abbas Plans to Request Full UN Membership for Palestinians at Security Council
Abbas, who is scheduled to speak to the UN Security Council Feb. 20, will also ask for an international panel to oversee peace talks with Israel.
UN Publishes Partial ‘Blacklist’ of Companies Working With Israeli Settlements
The report’s partial publication came just hours before the U.N. was set to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
US Withholds $65 Million From UN’s Palestinian Refugee Agency, Calls for Changes
The U.S. on Tuesday announced announced a major cut in its current funding of UNRWA, the United Nations agency dedicated solely to Palestinian refugees, while calling for reforms to the organization.