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On This Day: Yasser Arafat, PNC, announce Palestinian Declaration of Independence in Algiers

November 15 is also the birthday of Arafat's successor as PA leader, Mahmoud Abbas, who was born in Safed during the British Mandate in 1935.

Yasser Arafat raises his hand as he declares an independent Palestinian state during the PNC meeting in Algiers. November 15, 1988.
 The flag alley at the United Nations European headquarters is seen during the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, September 11, 2023.

UN inquiry on Israeli violence hampered by funding shortfall, document shows

ISRAELI AMBASSADOR to the United Nations Chaim Herzog addresses the General Assembly on November 10, 1975. ‘Zionism is... the Jewish people’s sense of origin and destination in the land, linked eternally with its name,’ he said.

50th anniversary of the Zionism-is-racism resolution - opinion

 UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) vehicles ride along a street in Marjaayoun, Southern Lebanon January 20, 2025.

UN peacekeepers attacked by civilians in Lebanon, no casualties reported


UN vote and Kerry speech will impede prospects for peace

Responsible leaders on both sides should collaborate to dial down the rhetoric and prevent Israel from becoming a political football.

US SECRETARY of State John Kerry meets Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah in 2013.

JPost editorial: Support down under

Israel Australia

Why 2334 leads our top 10 list

You want to guarantee a peaceful two-state solution? Convene a Security Council meeting on how to dislodge Hamas from Gaza, and you’ll have one.

UN security council votes on resolution 2334

Right from wrong: Kerry's moral turpitude

"First he lied about the role the United States played in advancing UN Resolution 2334, which was adopted by the international body’s Security Council a week ago Friday."

US Secretary of State John Kerry

NY Jews protest UN anti-settlement resolution

NY Jews express their frustration and disagreement with UN Resolution 2334 that calls to halt settlement construction on Palestinian-owned lands.

NY protestors demonstrate against UN resolution 2334

December 28, 2016: Run with it

The UN is made up of countries that hate Israel and would do anything to bring its demise.

Letters

A recklessly political response to the UN vote

This response, which is inconsistent with the diplomatic reality revealed by the vote, could have potentially devastating long-term consequences.

Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu response to UN vote isolating Israel, Ariel Sharon confidant says

Dov Weisglass slams Netanyahu's moves to punish states that voted for anti-settlement resolution.

Dov Weisglass (L) looks on as former prime minister Ariel Sharon speaks at the Madison Hotel in Washington in 2002

Far-right Dutch politician condemns Obama for UN settlement resolution

Geert Wilders, who some expect might become the next Dutch prime minister, slamed Obama for declining to veto on an anti-Israeli resolution and encouraged Israel to build "more and more settlements."

Geert Wilders

Ban Ki-moon’s last hypocritical hurrah

It takes serious nerve for someone who has exhibited anti-Israel bias for years to bemoan the practice. But then, hypocrisy is what Ban and the UN are all about.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon