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UNRWA under scrutiny at UN

Israel screens an award-winning investigative documentary on UNRWA at UN Headquarters, as ambassadors Danon and Bartos criticize the agency's operations.

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Danon confronts Francesca Albanese, hands her resignation letter

Ambassador Danny Danon confronts UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese over her accusations against Israel and presents her with a resignation letter to sign: You are a disgrace to the UN.

UN commission comes up with new accusations against Israel

UN-appointed inquiry alleges extermination in Judea and Samaria and genocide in Gaza; Israeli mission accuses investigators of distorting history.

Palestinian woman joins race for UN chair

Lana Nusseibeh, a senior Emirati diplomat of Palestinian descent, has entered the race to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations.

US ambassador to UN:

Blasts UN rapporteur for undermining US attack on narcoterrorists

Mike Waltz accuses UN rapporteur Ben Saul of undermining the US fight against narcoterrorist groups, citing Chinese funding and his repeated criticism of counterterrorism operations.

'I Got Death Threats':

Model sues UN envoy for 500,000 NIS over Nazi comparison

Israeli actress and model Sarai Givaty ​​has filed a defamation lawsuit seeking half a million shekels in damages against Francesca Albanese, the UN Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian Territories.

Unusual warning: Hamas threatens new October 7 massacre

In unprecedented warning delivered through a UN official, Hamas threatens another October 7-style massacre, targeting Israel and abroad.

The UN and the hatred of the Jewish State

Almost no one foresaw that hatred of the Jew as a person would be transferred, as condemnation, to the Jewish State. Opinion.

Faces backlash

UN's Albanese backs Green Party's anti-Zionist policy

UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese faces criticism after defending the UK Green Party's “Zionism is racism" policy during a discussion at Oxford University.

UN rapporteur Albanese calls for investigation of Israeli media

UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese urges the ICC to investigate Israeli journalists and officials for alleged incitement to genocide, renewing controversy over her remarks.

Heated confrontation over UN's silence on Hamas crimes

Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon confronted UN representative Vanessa Frazier over a report on children in armed conflict that he said ignores Hamas. "But you stay silent."

'Legitimizes antisemitism'

Israel votes against UN Durban resolution

UN adopts a resolution backing the Durban Declaration, despite the fact that the conference promoted antisemitism and hatred of Israel. Danon: We will not support a resolution that legitimizes antisemitism.

'Goebbels is applauding'

Anti-Israel South African jurist awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Navi Pillay, who received the award, is known for her anti-Israel statements and has previously accused Israel of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

'It can never be erased'

Israel marks October 7 anniversary at the UN

Israel’s UN mission marks three years since October 7 with Eliya Cohen and Ziv Abud sharing their story as US envoy Mike Waltz vows it won’t happen again.

Guterres marks October 7 with call for a permanent Gaza ceasefire

UN chief António Guterres condemned the massacre as an abhorrent terror attack while calling to make the current ceasefire permanent.

Throwing stones

There are moments when watching the United Nations feels uncannily like watching one of the ancient cults described by Chazal. Everyone insists the institution is sacred, but the accepted rituals seem increasingly designed to degrade it.

Record number of countries absent from UN Durban Event

Ambassador Danon says the message to the UN is clear: 'The world will not celebrate antisemitism,' after dozens of countries refuse to participate in event marking 25 years since UN Durban conference.

Francesca Albanese admits not knowing what antisemitism is

Controversial UN Special Rapporteur apologizes for comments about Holocaust victims, admits she did not know the history of the term 'antisemitism.'

UN adds 61 companies to ‘settler blacklist’

UN human rights office adds 61 companies to its database of companies blacklisted over activities in Judea and Samaria, drawing condemnation from Israel.

Giulio Meotti:

Netanyahu’s isolation and the West's shameful part in it

The irony is shocking: Bibi was forced to enter the United States almost in secret, while Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian walked around unchallenged (apart from protests by the Iranian diaspora). Opinion.

Bereaved father sings at UN: “Am Yisrael Chai"

As Netanyahu entered the UN hall, bereaved father Itzik Bontzel stood and called out “Am Yisrael Chai": “I shouted loudly for all the nations of the world to hear."

Netanyahu at UN:

We're going to win. We have no other choice

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the UN General Assembly, focusing on Israel’s security, its enemies, antisemitism and the challenges facing the Jewish State.

'Answer, you animal'

Watch: Israeli news crew harassed outside UN

Anti-Israel activist follows and repeatedly disrupts Kan News reporter Shahar Glick and his cameraman outside the UN, declaring: 'There’s no IDF here.'

Danon reveals to Arutz Sheva

Iran, the diplomatic offensive, and a surprise in PM's speech

Israel’s ambassador to the UN talks with Arutz Sheva about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s brief visit to New York, marking Iran as a central topic in his remarks and addressing sharp criticism of Israel.

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Prime Minister Netanyahu arrives in US ahead of UN speech

Netanyahu arrives for an unusually brief US visit, heading directly to the UN for his address and meetings with world leaders before returning to Israel.

Bessent:

'Not sure how Iranian UN delegation will return home'

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says US sanctions have shut down most Iranian international flights: We are squeezing the Iranians like they've never seen.

Milei calls UN 'useless' during General Assembly address

Argentine President Javier Milei blasts the UN as “useless," accusing it of hypocrisy, bureaucratic overreach and bias against Israel in a fiery speech.

Land, speak, leave:

Security warnings cut Netanyahu’s US visit to just seven hours

Netanyahu is reportedly set to spend just seven hours in the US after security officials urged him to minimize his stay amid concrete warnings over the trip.

Danon blasts Pezeshkian

'He should focus on his atrocities against the Iranian people'

Israel's UN Ambassador responds to Iranian President's General Assembly speech: "He came to the UN to speak against Israel. That is shameful."

US delegation walks out as Iranian Pres. attacks Israel, US at UN

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian used his UN General Assembly address to accuse Israel and the United States of terrorism and genocide, defend Iran's military and nuclear programs, and warn over the Strait of Hormuz.

At UN:

Al-Sharaa claims Golan for Syria

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa tells the UN the Golan Heights will 'remain Syrian,' accuses Israel of hundreds of strikes and demands an IDF withdrawal.

Javier Milei dances with NYC Yeshiva students

Argentine President Javier Milei made a festive stop at a New York yeshiva and danced with the students during his US visit for the UN General Assembly.

Prof. Anne Bayefsky

'Guterres' blood libel is patently false'

Human rights scholar Anne Bayefsky sharply condemns UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres following his General Assembly speech: ‘The United Nations is a very dangerous organization with enormous power.’

Macron at UN

Hamas has never been very active in Judea and Samaria

The French President criticized developments in Judea and Samaria and told the UN General Assembly: “Hamas has never been very active in the West Bank."

Smotrich slams Guterres

'He endangers the lives of half a million Jews'

Smotrich sharply criticized the UN Secretary-General following his speech at the General Assembly: “The UN Secretary-General’s wild incitement gives a tailwind to terrorism."

UN Chief attacks Israel over Gaza war, settlements

Antonio Guterres accuses Israel of 'killing and destruction unlike anything I have witnessed in my years as Secretary-General' following October 7, rails against settlements.

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Trump presents his 'choice' on Iran to the UN General Assembly

US President vows that he will not allow Iran to build a nuclear weapon in speech to the UN.

UN General Assembly

Guterres ‘deeply regrets’ US decision to bar Abbas

UN chief Guterres says he “deeply regrets" the US decision to deny Mahmoud Abbas a visa, preventing him from attending the UN General Assembly in person.

October 7 survivor to UN chief: Hamas planning the next massacre

Tzav 9's Yael Savarigo hits back at UN Secretary-General António Guterres: 'We demand UN stop supporting terrorist organizations, focus on disarming Hamas.'

After US visa ban

UN votes to let Abbas address General Assembly by video

UN votes to allow Mahmoud Abbas address the General Assembly by video. Ambassador Danon: “Abbas cannot reward terrorism and demand international legitimacy."

Danon at UN: Turkey ‘following Iranian playbook’ in Syria

Israeli Ambassador to UN warns Security Council against Turkey’s expanding military presence in Syria, says Israel will not allow Syrian territory to become a base for threats against it.

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Trump to meet Gulf leaders at UN to discuss Iran war

Axios reports Trump is expected to meet Gulf leaders at the UN next week to discuss the Iran war, postwar plans and the next steps for the region.

During UN visit

Mamdani will not join protests against Netanyahu

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirms he will not join UN protests against Benjamin Netanyahu while defending residents' constitutional right to demonstrate.

Second year in a row:

US again denies Abbas a visa ahead of UN General Assembly

For the second year in a row, the US denies PA chairman and his delegation visas ahead of the UN General Assembly.

Danon urges UN member states to boycott antisemitic Durban event

Israel’s UN ambassador calls on countries to skip the event marking 25 years since the Durban Conference, saying there is “no reason to celebrate" its legacy of antisemitism and anti-Israel incitement.

History at the UN

Shofar blown in General Assembly Hall

Watch: Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon and a Chabad rabbi sound the shofar in the UN General Assembly Hall for the first time in Rosh Hashanah greeting.

Ahead of UN election

Danon launches initiative to combat antisemitism

Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon launches international initiative with dozens of countries, calls for fight against antisemitism to be prioritized in selection of next UN chief.

UN envoy demands UK go far beyond Israeli settlement goods ban

Francesca Albanese supports a decision by the UK to ban trade with Judea and Samaria and also calls for expanding the boycott.

UN presents a new world map

The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approves a push for a new world map, challenging centuries-old distortions that make Africa appear far smaller than it really is.

Over nuclear program

US and allies push for UN action against Iran

The US, Britain, France and Germany are seeking an IAEA resolution referring Iran to the UN Security Council over its nuclear program.

From the Assad era

Syria begins destroying remnants of chemical weapons program

Syria announces it has begun destroying remnants of Assad's chemical weapons program, with the UN verifying the destruction of 42 aerial bombs.

‘You know who is not starving?’

Waltz challenges Gaza aid narrative

UN Security Council hears competing visions for Gaza as Mladenov hails Hamas disarmament agreement and Waltz sharply challenges criticism of US-backed plan.

Guterres condemns Israel’s takeover of UNRWA center in Jerusalem

UN chief Antonio Guterres condemns Israel’s evacuation of a UNRWA training center in Jerusalem: “It will deprive young people of education".

UN’s worrying forecast

Earth on track to break heat record again

The report finds a 91% chance that one of the next five years will be more than 1.5 degrees warmer than the pre-industrial period.

'Drawn into political theater'

Danon calls for Security Council reform

Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon calls for Security Council reforms, says emergency meetings have become a political tool repeatedly used against Israel.

Danon at UN:

'Jewish communities will stay in Judea and Samaria'

Israel’s UN Ambassador defends Jewish presence in Judea and Samaria at the Security Council, calling out anti-Israel bias over “settler violence".

Heated clash at the UN

'Unthinkable hypocrisy, Hamas will not change'

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon sharply attacked the Security Council's demand to bring dual-use items into the Gaza Strip.

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Trump administration weighs ending support for UN refugee agency

Diplomatic sources say a dispute over a UNHCR appointment and a funding review have raised fears of a US pullback from the agency's future.

'Political Theater':

US Ambassador explains why Mamdani can't arrest Netanyahu

US Ambassador Mike Waltz says New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has no legal authority to arrest Prime Minister Netanyahu during the UN General Assembly.

Hamas terrorists storm UN aid site in Gaza

UN humanitarian coordinator says gunmen forcibly entered WFP distribution point and warehouse; COGAT: Hamas undermining aid distribution and seizing humanitarian assistance.