UN

Albanese calls for Israel to be "UNseated" over UNRWA ban

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese says Israel's banning of Hamas-affiliated UN organization that employed Oct. 7 terrorists should result in its suspension or expulsion from the UN.

At the UN:

Herzog to deliver keynote address on Holocaust Remembrance Day

President Isaac Herzog to address Special UN Assembly marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, meet with UN Secretary-General António Guterres for the first time since the beginning of the current conflict.

At confirmation hearing:

UN nominee Stefanik calls Israel America's 'most precious ally'

Rep. Stefanik, who has fought antisemitism on college campuses since the October 7 massacre, attends confirmation hearing for her nomination as US Amb. to the UN.

Amb. Danon to Arutz Sheva:

Disagreements? Trump administration is committed to Israel

Right before Donald Trump takes the Oath of Office, Israel's Ambassador to the UN speaks about messages he's gotten from the incoming administration: support and concern for Israel and its interests.

UN official:

Nearly 200,000 Syrian refugees have returned since Assad's fall

UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi says that, between December 8 and January 16, approximately 195,200 Syrians made their way back home.

Guterres appoints Sigrid Kaag as interim UN Middle East envoy

UN Secretary-General appoints former Dutch Foreign Minister, who is married to former PA deputy minister, as the interim UN Middle East envoy.

Watch:

Hezbollah tunnel shaft near UN post in Lebanon destroyed

During an operation in Lebanon, Israeli security forces located an underground shaft, weapons caches, and a loaded rocket launcher near a central UN post.

UN rapporteur suggests connection between LA fires and Gaza

Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur who has become notorious for her anti-Israel rhetoric, sparks controversy after appearing to draw a connection between the Los Angeles wildfires and the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

Danon to UNSC:

'Ensure UNIFIL enforces ceasefire this time'

Israeli Amb. to the UN writes urgent letter to the Security Council warning of the danger of repeating the mistakes that followed the 2006 Lebanon War when UNIFIL did nothing while Hezbollah built an arsenal over 100,000 rockets.

Human Rights Expert:

'Francesca Albanese is the 21st-century Joseph Goebbels'

Professor Anne Bayefsky of Touro University and Human Rights Voices speaks with Arutz Sheva about the appeal by UN officials against the US bill imposing sanctions on the ICC.

Report:

UNRWA preparing to cease operations in Gaza, Judea, and Samaria

UN officials say agency that employed numerous Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists prepping for implementation of new Israeli law barring its operations.

UN finally criticizes PA, for suspending Al Jazeera

UN Human Rights office, Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese call on PA to reverse the decision to suspend Qatari news channel Al Jazeera on incitement allegations.

Security Council to hold emergency session on Gaza hospital op.

Algeria requests UNSC meet to discuss last week's counter-terror op. at the Kamal Adwan Hospital where hundreds of Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists were arrested.

Iranian ambassador criticizes Israeli ambassador at UN

The Iranian ambassador to the UN sent a letter to the Secretary-General, strongly criticizing the Israeli ambassador over claims regarding Iran's involvement in Yemen.

Danon at UN:

'The Houthis will suffer the same fate as Hamas and Hezbollah'

Israeli Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, addressed the Security Council and responded harshly to the ballistic missile attacks by the Iranian-backed Houthis against Israel.

Herzog:

'UN has facts on hostages, morally obliged to bring them home'

Israeli President comments on the report submitted to the UN on the conditions in Gaza under which the freed hostages were held. 'Torture. Physical and psychological torture. Starvation. Sexual abuse. Beatings. Branding.'

Danon:

'UN is trying to ignore horrors of October 7'

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN comments on Health Ministry report on the conditions of the hostages which will be submitted to the UN this week: We will continue to remind the UN of the sexual abuse, starvation, neglect and humiliation that our hostages are going through.

Health Min. to present report on hostages to the United Nations

'Report highlights horrors the hostages endured, reveals the brutality of the enemy with whom Israel is engaged; global community must utilize all available means to end this cruelty and bring the hostages home,' Health Minister Uriel Busso says.

'What a disgrace'

Foreign Ministry blasts UN chief's condemnation of Yemen strikes

Israel's Foreign Ministry blasts UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who criticized Israel’s strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, while failing to mention that the Houthi missile attacks on Israel.

UN chief condemns Israel’s strikes against Houthis in Yemen

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says Israel’s strikes against Houthis in Yemen are “especially alarming”, calls "for all parties concerned to cease all military actions and exercise utmost restraint."

Haniyeh elimination

Iran responds to Defense Minister Katz's claim of responsibility

Iran's ambassador to the UN writes to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, says Iranian attack on Israel in October should be recognized as legitimate after Defense Minister Katz claimed responsibility for the elimination of Hamas leader.

Albanese suggests supporting Israel is 'destroying the planet'

UN Special Rapporteur calls on political leaders who want to be remembered 'for something good instead of destroying the planet' to abandon Israel.

UNGA passes resolution asking ICJ to force Israel to save UNRWA

Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon says UN General Assembly "clings to past" with pro-UNRWA resolution.

Guterres:

'Israeli airstrikes are violations of Syria's sovereignty'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for Israel to stop striking strategic weapons and military infrastructure in Syria and called on both sides to respect the buffer zone.

Danon to Iranian people:

Don't miss historic opportunity, People of Israel stand with you

Israeli Amb. to the UN Danny Danon tells UN Security Council the time to act is now to 'prevent a nuclear Iran and define the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization.'

Hostage's brother to UNSC:

'Your silence is deafening, your inaction is suffocating'

Michael Levy, brother of Or Levy, becomes first family member of a hostage held in Gaza to address the UN Security Council, criticizes UN for failing to act to bring the hostages home.

Danon to Arutz Sheva:

'Euphoria in Syria could turn to fear'

Israeli Amb. to the UN tells Arutz Sheva 'the world should thank us' for preventing Assad's weapons from falling into the wrong hands, slams Guterres for fighting to save UNRWA despite its corruption by Hamas.

The Partition Vote: When the UN acted as an agent Of G-d

Seventy-seven years ago, on the 16th of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar (this year Dec. 16) by a vote of 33 to 13, with 10 abstentions, the United Nations passed Resolution 181, partitioning Israel. Learn more.

Syrian rebel leader meets UN envoy

Abu Mohammed al-Julani, leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, tells UN envoy it is necessary to update a 2015 United Nations Security Council resolution on the Syrian civil war.

UN chief concerned over 'extensive violations' in Syria

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticizes Israel’s military operations in Syria, calls on it to refrain from any action "that would undermine the ceasefire and stability in Golan".

Britain, France and Germany:

'We're ready to snap back Iran sanctions if needed'

Britain, France and Germany signal their preparedness to reinstate comprehensive international sanctions against Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons.

Danon presents at UN:

PA textbook glorifying mass-murderer Dalal Mughrabi

Israeli Amb. to the UN reads from PA textbook calling perpetrator of Coastal Road Massacre in which 38 civilians and 13 children were murdered a hero 'etched in glory,' says the UN pays for this indoctrination.

Danon:

'It's too late for UNRWA, we won't cooperate with it'

Israeli Amb. to the UN calls the UN a 'circus' ahead of General Assembly session on 'the question of Palestine,' accuses UN of encouraging rejectionism and providing platforms for hatred and violence.

8 countries vote against

UN passes resolution for conference on 'two-state solution'

Israel, US and six other countries vote against General Assembly resolution calling for the organization of a high-level conference aimed at achieving a two-state solution. 157 countries vote in favor, seven abstain.

Mother of British hostage:

'UN resolution would've been a death sentence for our loved ones'

'If UN & other international organizations had done their jobs, our loved ones would be home by now. Instead, we get excuses, fake support, & empty promises,' Mandy Damari, mother of British-Israeli citizen Emily Damari, says at Sha'ar Hanegev rally.

WJC head:

Alleged dismissal of UN official over Israel deeply disturbing

World Jewish Congress Pres. Amb. Ronald S. Lauder called the non-renewal of Alice Wairimu Nderitu as the United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide after she declared that the war against Hamas does not meet the qualifications for genocide "disturbing."

UN advisor fired after determining no genocide in Gaza

Alice Wairimu Nderitu, the Kenyan who is the Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide, will not have her contract renewed after declaring that the war against Hamas does not meet the qualifications for genocide.

Danon to Algerian Ambassador:

How dare you talk about human rights with situation in Algeria?

'If you truly cared about your people, you would come here with practical solutions, with calls for peace,' says Israel's Ambassador to UN, Danny Danon, to Palestinian representative,

Danon:

'ICC decision is not justice, it is diplomatic terrorism'

Israeli Amb. to the UN addresses murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, accuses ICC of betraying its founding principles and undermining efforts to free the hostages in Gaza.

My letter to President Trump

There are many better uses for the prime Manhattan real estate taken up by the United Nations than the useless, evil institution that stands there now. Op-ed.

UN spokesman:

'UN could meet Netanyahu despite arrest warrant'

Following ICC arrest warrant against Netanyahu, UN spokesman says limited contacts are allowed "to address fundamental issues". No indications that a meeting between Netanyahu and UN chief Guterres is in the works.

'A den of antisemitism'

Stefanik blasts UN over its anti-Israel bias

Rep. Elise Stefanik, designated US Ambassador to the United Nations, delivers forceful critique of the organization: It betrayed both Israel and the United States.

US vetoes UN resolution demanding unconditional ceasefire

14 countries vote in favor of Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire irrespective of the fate of the hostages, resolution defeated thanks to US veto.

Ceasefire proposal:

Israel puts pressure on US to veto UN proposal

Initiators of ceasefire proposal try to convince the US to avoid imposing a veto. 'I believe that the US will not lend a hand to an offensive and unilateral resolution,' says Ambassador Danon.

Human Rights Expert:

'Biden poised to abandon the hostages to the UN and Hamas'

Anne Bayefsky, President of Human Rights Voices, tells Arutz Sheva if the US does not veto the UN Security Council ceasefire resolution, President Biden 'will be remembered as the President who legitimized and provoked predictable murderous antisemitism in Israel and around the world.'

Ted Cruz:

UN ceasefire resolution 'aimed at permanently undermining Trump'

Senator Cruz accuses outgoing administration of seeking to 'preemptively and permanently undermine the incoming Trump administration and Republican Congress' with an anti-Israel resolution at the UN just as the Obama Administration did.

US rejects UN report accusing Israel of genocide

State Department spokesperson points out factual errors in anti-Israel UN report, also rejects Human Rights Watch report claiming evacuations of civilians from war zones in Gaza are crimes against humanity.

Senators propose act to cut off UN agencies that exclude Israel

The Stand with Israel Act, which is backed by over two dozen senators, would prohibit the US from funding UN agencies that expel, downgrade, suspend, or otherwise restrict the participation of the State of Israel.

Noa Kirel in the UN:

'I worked with Gali and Ziv personally, they all must come home'

Israeli ambassador to the UN Danny Danon hosted singing star Noa Kirel to talk about her work alongside two of the hostages till held in Gaza.

Minister Golan demands justice for Israeli women at the UN

Minister for Social Equality and Women Empowerment May Golan in letter to Elise Stefanik: The women of Israel who experienced the horrors of October 7th found no expression for their voices in UN institutions. Instead of supporting them, the UN has acted to silence them.

Human rights expert warns:

'Biden may pass Trump-proof anti-Israel UN resolution like Obama'

Professor Anne Bayefsky, President of the Human Rights Voices NGO, tells Arutz Sheva the Biden Admin. is 'now working fast and furiously to Trump-proof its disastrous Middle East foreign policy' through the UN.

Danon to PA envoy:

'When was the last time you visited Gaza?'

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations tells Security Council that the people of Gaza are fed up with Hamas' reign of terror: The people of Gaza are telling you what must be done to resolve the situation. They are crying out to you. Listen to them.

'Strong and very smart'

Trump officially nominates Rep. Stefanik as UN Ambassador

US President-elect officially nominates Rep. Elise Stefanik to serve as US Ambassador to the United Nations: She led the charge against antisemitism on college campuses.

Mahmoud Abbas:

Suspend Israel's membership in UN

Speaking to the Arab summit in Saudi Arabia, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas called for Israel to be suspended from the UN and for international sanctions to be imposed on it

Trump confirms:

Elise Stefanik to serve as US Ambassador to the UN

The President-elect called the New York congresswoman 'an incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter.' Stefanik published a statement accepting the appointment.

Supporter of Israel

Trump offers Rep. Stefanik the post of UN Ambassador

Stefanik rose to prominence during the House Education Committee's hearing on campus antisemitism, in which university presidents refuse to acknowledge that calls for the genocide of Jews violated their schools’ rules.

Trump considering pro-Israel Rep. Stefanik for UN ambassador

As part of assembling his new Cabinet, Donald Trump is reportedly considering New York GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik as ambassador to the United Nations.

Freed hostage tells UN:

'No one at the UN lifted a finger to free my friends'

Former hostage Mia Schem recounts horrors of captivity in Gaza and advocates for the hostages at UN General Assembly session on Israel's anti-UNRWA legislation.

UNRWA chief warns agency 'facing its darkest hour'

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini begs UN member states to continue funding his agency and fight Israel's legislation banning it over its ties to Hamas.

'Driven by malice'

Danon blasts Turkey for asking UN for Israel arms embargo

Israel’s UN Ambassador responds to letter sent by Turkey to the UN in which it calls for an arms embargo against Israel: Another move by the axis of evil to act against Israel in the international arena.