Posts Tagged: Palestinians UN
Are the Palestinians Going to Take the League of Nations or the UN to Court?
July 24, 2022, marked 100 years since the League of Nations adopted the “Mandate for Palestine.” The sole purpose of the mandate was to empower...
Palestinian Government Tells UN and UNESCO That Israel Plans to Demolish the Al Aqsa Mosque
On Sunday, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on the international community and the Arab and Islamic world to take urgent action to "protect...
UN Allows Palestinians to Act More Like Full Member in 2019
The 193-member United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday allowed the Palestinians to act more like a full UN member state during meetings in 2019 when they...
After US Jerusalem Move, Palestinians to Seek Full UN Membership, Join Dozens of International Groups
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday that the Palestinians will seek full membership in the United Nations and join dozens of additional...
Palestinians Bringing Jerusalem Measure Vetoed by US to UN General Assembly
JNS.org - Following Monday’s US veto of a United Nations Security Council resolution that called for the withdrawal of President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s...
Interpol and the Palestinians: Where’s a Cop When You Need One?
JNS.org - The good news is that Interpol apparently isn’t the international police agency that movies and television shows have led us to believe. The bad...
Palestinians Attempt to Gain Full Membership in Second UN Agency
JNS.org - The Palestinians are reportedly preparing to gain full membership in the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), a UN agency, at the group’s upcoming meeting. According to...
Getting Serious About the UN’s Anti-Israel Bias
JNS.org - Samantha Power, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, this week sounded an unusually strong -- and therefore welcome -- warning about the continuing bias against Israel...
How the Palestinian Authority Could Stop Obama’s Penchant for Internationalism
The Palestinian Authority is aggressively seeking to have itself declared a "state" by joining treaties and international organizations, thereby pressuring Israel and the United States...
Abbas Continues to Pursue UN Measure on Israeli Withdrawal From West Bank
JNS.org -Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that he supports further negotiations over a draft resolution outlining Israel's United Nations-imposed withdrawal from the West...
Palestinian FM: PA Suspended Seeking Additional UN Recognition in Response to Obama Request
Politico - In connection with President Barack Obama's visit to the Middle East last month, the Palestinian Authority agreed to halt its drive to...
Obama Urged to Stand by Israel in Letter From More Than Three-Fourths of Senate
A bipartisan letter signed by more than three-fourths of the U.S. Senate urged President Barack Obama to stand by Israel ahead of his trip to...
Abbas: Third Intifada Not Necessary to Achieve Goals
JPost - There is no need for an intifada, the Palestinians can achieve their goals peacefully, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said last...
The Palestinians Must Wake Up to Their Bitter Reality
Although repeated polls taken in the West Bank and Gaza consistently show that a majority of Palestinians support a two-state solution, their leadership has miserably...
