Posts Tagged: ron prosor
German Cultural Institute in Israel Reschedules Holocaust & ‘Nakba’ Remembrance Discussion After Fierce Protest
A controversial event discussing remembrance culture and pain of the Holocaust alongside remembrance of the Nakba originally scheduled to be held at a German cultural...
For Israel, Switching the Fax Machine for Facebook Doesn’t Count as Diplomatic Innovation
Whether as a “light unto the nations” or the “start-up nation,” Israelis have long identified themselves as leaders -- a globally-shared perception when it comes...
UNIFIL Has Another Opportunity to Do Its Job in Lebanon
JNS.org - Good riddance. These words are the proper sendoff for Maj. Gen. Michael Beary, the commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon...
Did Argentinian Soccer Team Bow to Pressure From BDS?
Argentina's national soccer team canceled a friendly match with Israel this week, following "pressure" from pro-Palestinian activists. "BIG NEWS: Argentina's national team, led by Captain Lionel Messi, cancelled...
Former Israeli Diplomat: UN Can No Longer Remain ‘Hostile, Opaque and Unaccountable’ and Expect to Get a US Paycheck
Unless the UN undertakes a number of key reforms, the US should withhold its funding of the global body, a former Israeli diplomat said on...
Israel’s Former UN Ambassador Says Europe Should Learn From Jewish State’s Counterterrorism ‘Experience, Expertise’
Where global terrorism in general -- and its recent manifestations in particular -- are concerned, the Jewish state “has experience and expertise to share,” wrote Israel’s former...
Israel’s UN Ambassador Calls Venezuela’s Election to Human Rights Council Absurd
Venezuela was re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday, a move which Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon ridiculed in a statement. “The absurdity at the UN...
United Nations Run by Dictators, Says Israel’s Outgoing Ambassador Prosor
Israel's outgoing ambassador to the United Nations derided the international body in an interview on Sunday saying the organization was run by dictators. Speaking to Israel's...
Israeli Ambassador to UN: First the Jews, Then the Christians (VIDEO)
In his latest UN Security Council speech on the abuses of religious minorities in the Middle East, Israeli Ambassador Ron Prosor decoded the Orwellian machinations...
Israel Tells UN to Worry About Abbas & Hamas, Not Jewish State
Israel told the United Nations on Wednesday to worry more about Hamas and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, than the state of Israel's democracy. The comments...
Israel’s UN Ambassador Calls on Security Council to ‘Unequivocally’ Condemn Hezbollah
Israel's Ambassador to the UN has called on the Security Council "to unequivocally and publicly condemn Hezbollah" following the attack this morning by Hezbollah terrorists...
French Philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy Denounces ‘Delirium of Anti-Zionism’ Before UN General Assembly
The first ever meeting of the UN General Assembly devoted solely to the question of antisemitism was the occasion for a powerful keynote address from...
Israel Disappointed by France, UK Stances on UN Palestinian State Vote (VIDEO)
Officials in Jerusalem have expressed disappointment over the UK and France's role in Monday's UN Security Council vote which rejected a Jordanian-sponsored bid to...
Ron Prosor’s Amazing, Stirring Speech at the United Nations
I have just read Ambassador Ron Prosor's tour de force address to the United Nations a couple of days ago. It is one...