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Canada’s Record on Palestinian Rights Should Disqualify it from UN Security Council

May 23, 2020

Canada’s anti-Palestinian voting record should disqualify it from a seat on the UN Security Council. Hopefully when member states pick amongst Ireland, Norway, and Canada for the two ‘Western Europe and Others’ positions on the […]

Chair of UN Probe into Gaza Killings Quits Less than Month into Job (VIDEOS)

August 24, 2018

Former war crimes prosecutor David Crane, an American who was named only last month to lead a UN investigation into Israeli killings in Gaza this year, has resigned, the United Nations said. The UN said […]

Israeli Supreme Court Freezes Demolition of Khan Al-Ahmar (VIDEO)

July 13, 2018

Israel’s Supreme Court has suspended the planned demolition of a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank pending an appeal amid international opposition to the move. The court on Thursday extended a previous suspension of […]

UN Criticizes Israeli Closure of Gaza Border Crossing

July 11, 2018

The United Nations on Tuesday criticized Israel’s closure of its only cargo crossing with the Gaza Strip, warning that the measure could have severe negative consequences. UN is deeply concerned at the decision of the […]

Purported Neutrality at the UN is Harmful to Palestinians

July 7, 2018

By Ramona Wadi On Monday, Israeli lawyer Yuval Shany was appointed to chair the UN Human Rights Committee – a body of experts that monitors the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Article 1(1) […]

Israeli Forces ‘Beat, Drag Woman’ Defending Her Village from Demolition (VIDEOS)

July 5, 2018

Israeli forces injured 35 people and arrested 10 others as they began to demolish their Bedouin village in a strategic part of the occupied West Bank, news website Arab48 reported on Wednesday, citing local residents […]

US Departure from UNHRC is Reflection of Widespread Impunity

June 26, 2018

By Ramona Wadi There is a major flaw which is overlooked when discussing the US withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). On one hand, it shows the collaborative efforts of Israel and the […]

UN General Assembly Condemns Israel for ‘Excessive Use of Force’ at Gaza Border (VIDEOS)

June 14, 2018

The UN General Assembly has adopted a nonbinding resolution condemning Israel’s use of ‘excessive force’ against Palestinian protesters in Gaza. A US amendment to condemn Hamas did not get enough support. BREAKING: The UN General […]

UN General Assembly to Hold Emergency Meeting on Protecting Palestinians (VIDEO)

June 9, 2018

The UN General Assembly will hold an emergency meeting next Wednesday to vote on a resolution on Gaza, the body’s president Miroslav Lajcak announced on Friday. #Palestine :Emergency #UN General Assembly meeting on #Gaza to […]

US Vetoes UN Resolution Calling for Protection of Palestinian Civilians

June 1, 2018

The United States, a major ally of Israel, vetoed a Kuwait-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution calling for the protection of Palestinian civilians. #US vetoes #UN resolution on protecting #Palestinians https://t.co/cMHhKsIyXH pic.twitter.com/PDUwQdvG6O — Al Arabiya […]

US will ‘Unquestionably’ Veto UN Draft on Protecting Palestinians

June 1, 2018

Washington will “unquestionably veto” a UN draft resolution calling for the protection of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, US Ambassador Nikki Haley said on the eve of a Security Council vote on Friday. […]

US Considers Further Financial Cuts to International Bodies to Silence Palestinians

May 30, 2018

By Ramona Wadi Under US President Donald Trump, international organizations have become targets for repression and vehicles by which Israeli oppression is maintained. Following the financial restrictions it imposed upon the United Nations Relief and […]

Protesters Attack Nikki Haley over Palestine (VIDEO)

May 26, 2018

US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley received the wrong kind of welcome at the University of Houston, Texas, when she was met with chants accusing her of having blood on her hands and of […]

Israel Punishes Spain, Slovenia, Belgium over UN Gaza Vote

May 22, 2018

Israel has summoned the ambassadors of Spain, Slovenia and Belgium over their votes at a UN body calling for an international probe of the deadly shootings of dozens of Palestinians on the Gaza border, the […]

UN Votes to Send War Crimes Investigators to Gaza (VIDEO)

May 18, 2018

The United Nations’ top human rights body has voted to send a team of international war crimes investigators to probe the deadly shootings of Gaza protesters by Israeli forces. A resolution calling on the UN […]

UN Rights Chief Backs Calls for Inquiry over Gaza Killings

May 18, 2018

The UN human rights chief has slammed Israel’s deadly reaction to protests along the Gaza border as “wholly disproportionate”, backing calls for an international investigation. Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein stopped short of explicitly using the words […]

Nikki Haley at UNSC: ‘No Link between US Embassy Move and Deaths of Palestinians’

May 17, 2018

A defiant US accused the UN Security Council of a “double standard” towards Israel, while other states united to condemn violence against Palestinians during the unrest that followed the American decision to relocate its embassy. […]

Palestine Could Block Israel’s Access to the UN Security Council

April 27, 2018

By Palestine Chronicle Staff The 2018 United Nations Security Council election will be held next June and Israel plans to run as a non-permanent member. El ministro palestino de Asuntos Exteriores, Riad al Maliki, aseguró […]

Euro-Med Monitor Calls for Permanent UN Presence at Gaza Protests

April 22, 2018

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor sent an urgent letter to Mr. Clement Nyaletsossi Voule, the Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, that called for sending a UN mission […]

UN to Israel: Stop Displacing Palestinian Bedouin Communities in West Bank

April 19, 2018

The United Nations warned Israel of the repercussions of deporting Palestinian Bedouins from occupied East Jerusalem. UN asks Israel to stop displacement of Jerusalem Bedouins – https://t.co/qoGrjHZauc via @palinfoen #Palestine pic.twitter.com/CdK4VCAPCz — al whit (@soitiz) April […]

Hamas Regrets Security Council Not Condemning Israel

April 1, 2018

Hamas regrets the failure of the UN Security Council to condemn Israeli violence against unarmed Palestinians, the group said Saturday. The Palestinian resistance movement also condemned “U.S. positions that influenced barring UN resolutions in favor […]

Great March of Return: A New Defiance Campaign

March 31, 2018

By Iqbal Jassat In a remarkably fresh approach in resistance to Israel’s seven decades of colonialism, Palestinians have geared up to mobilize en masse in what has been dubbed as Great March of Return. Starting […]

The UN Disregard for Palestinians’ Right of Return Colludes with Israeli Violence

March 31, 2018

By Ramona Wadi The Palestinian “Great March of Return” has exposed the frailty of Israel’s fabricated narratives, yet once again the international community prefers to speak about “sides” in the conflict. As the planned march […]

UN Agency: In Two Weeks, 3 Palestinians Killed, over 500 Injured (VIDEOS)

March 17, 2018

According to UN OCHA (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) in the first half of March, Israeli forces killed three Palestinian Civilians, while over 500 Palestinians were injured. Just released our monthly […]

Netanyahu Opens Exhibition at UN on Israeli Narrative about Jerusalem

March 11, 2018

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened an exhibition at UN headquarters on Thursday about the alleged Jewish connection to the occupied city of Jerusalem. The idea for the exhibition originated with the Israeli Representative at […]

Israel Jails Eritrean Asylum Seekers for Refusing Deportation (VIDEO)

February 22, 2018

Asylum seekers held at Israel’s Holot detention facility began a hunger strike last night, reported Haaretz, to protest the jailing of seven Eritreans who refused to leave Israel. According to the newspaper, this is the […]

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