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Nickolay Mladenov, Israel News

UN official Nickolay Mladenov: Sussiya demolition would be sign of Israeli annexation goals

By Tovah Lazaroff – JPost Mladenov focused in particular on Israeli activities in Area C of the West Bank, particularly settlement building and the IDF’s continued demolition of illegal Palestinian structures. An Israeli demolition of the Palestinian village of Sussiya would be seen as a sign of its plans for a de-facto annexation of Area […]

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Palestinians ICC, Israel News

UN, EU help Palestinians ICC suit against Israel

By Tovah Lazaroff – JPost Portion of money given to create empowerment plan for Palestinian women intended to be spent on internationalized activities to fight Israel’s “occupation” of the West Bank. The United Nations and the European Union are helping the Palestinian Authority build its global advocacy campaign against the Jewish state, including its filing of […]

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UNDP, Israel News

Israel dismisses UN’s ‘unfounded’ claims

By Nitsan Keidar – Arutz Sheva Foreign Ministry dismisses UN’s demand that employee arrested for assisting Hamas be released on the grounds of diplomatic immunity. The Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem reacted on Thursday evening to the demand by the UN’s Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) that Israel release Waheed Al-Borsh, an UNDP worker who was arrested […]

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Israeli economy. Jewish News

Israeli economy: UN buying ‘blue and white’

Arutz Sheva North America Staff Procurement from Israel has increased by over one hundred percent over the past two years according to a recent report released by the United Nations. The report shows that the UN acquired goods and services from Israel totaling $91.8 million in 2015. In 2014, the UN had purchased $69.8 million, […]

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Hezbollah

Hezbollah multiple violations of UN Resolution 1701

On July 12, 2006, Hezbollah killed eight Israeli soldiers and kidnapped two others. With this attack, which was the culmination of years of cross-border terror by Hezbollah, the Second  Lebanon War began. From southern Lebanon, Hezbollah fired about 4,000 missiles into Israeli territory over the course of the war, threatening approximately two million Israeli civilians. On […]

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Commando Port

UN-siphoned funds pay for Hamas commando marina

IDF releases aerial photograph of Hamas commando marina built with stolen UN funds. According to IDF assessments, marina is to be used by Hamas’s secret naval commando unit for future operations. The IDF published an aerial photograph via Twitter on Tuesday detailing a marina built by Hamas’s military wing in the northern Gaza Strip, which […]

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U.N. Development Program aid worker Wahid Abdullah Burash

UN aid worker in Gaza accused of helping Hamas

For the second time in one week, an international aid worker in the Gaza Strip has been accused of providing assistance to terrorist organization Hamas. U.N. Development Program aid worker Wahid Abdullah Burash accused of using his position to help Hamas operatives hide weapons and tunnels, and preferring projects that benefit Hamas. Burash is second aid […]

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Israel blasts US, EU and UN for condemning construction in Gilo

In a related development, US Secretary of State John Kerry met in Paris on Saturday with his French counterpart, Jean-Marc Ayrault, Palestinian issue was among the topics discussed. By Herb Keinon Israel hit back over the weekend at criticism from the US, EU and UN over plans to build housing units in the southern Jerusalem […]

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Jewish groups rally against anti-Israel bias at UN

Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations launches initiative that involved over 50 Jewish groups. By Daneille Ziri Over 50 Jewish groups joined forces this week to take action against anti-Israel bias at the United Nations and its agencies. The initiative, which was launched by the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, consists of […]

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Israel’s Danon to UN: Hezbollah transforming Lebanon into ‘terror stronghold’

(JNS.org) Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon on Tuesday spoke during a special meeting at the United Nations Security Council marking the 10-year anniversary of the start of the Second Lebanon War between Israel and the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah. During his speech, Danon presented an aerial photograph to the Security Council of the […]

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