US abstention on anti-Israel UNRWA vote marks ‘dangerous backslide’ in policy at UN

The United States voted last week to abstain on a resolution concerning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), the U.N.’s agency that handles Palestinian refugees—part of several resolutions put forth in the U.N. Gen…

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Coalition discord as some 3,000 settler homes okayed amid left-wing, US ire

Israel advanced the construction of some 3,000 housing units in West Bank settlements on Wednesday, despite condemnation from within the government as well as by the US administration.

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Palestinians clash with police at Damascus Gate; 22 arrested, 17 wounded

Palestinians clashed with police on Tuesday at Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate, leading to 22 arrests and 17 reportedly wounded as tensions at the flashpoint site spiked.

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US to rejoin UN Human Rights Council following Trump withdrawal

The United States is rejoining the controversial UN Human Rights Council (HRC) amid concerns that China has used America’s three-and-a-half year absence to grow its influence and power, AFP reports. Former President Trump withdrew the US from the Counc…

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Iran’s nuclear program is at a critical point, Bennett warns world in UNGA debut

Iran’s nuclear program has crossed all the red lines drawn by the international regulators and the Islamic Republic is closer than ever to acquiring a nuclear weapon, Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said in a maiden speech at the United Nations…

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Abbas tells UN Israeli actions could lead to ‘one state’

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel on Friday of destroying the two-state solution with actions he said could lead Palestinians to demand equal rights within one binational state comprising Israel, the West Bank and Gaza.

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