Russia Veto Puts Ends Syria Chemical Weapons Probe
UNITED NATIONS — Russia vetoed Tuesday a US-drafted resolution that would have extended by a year an investigation of who is behind chemical weapons attacks in Syria.
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Palestinian Woman Injures Three Israelis in Car-Ramming Attack Near Jerusalem
TEL AVIV — A female Palestinian assailant on Thursday night rammed her vehicle into a police car and into the entrance gate of Geva Binyamin, a West Bank Jewish community north east of Jerusalem. In a statement provided to the
Israel Approves 2,500 West Bank Homes Following Netanyahu Call With Trump
TEL AVIV — Two days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump spoke by phone, Israel on Tuesday announced the approval of 2,500 homes in the West Bank, most of which are to be built in already existing Jewish communities.
Israel Greenlights 566 Eastern Jerusalem Homes Following Trump Inauguration
The Jerusalem Municipality approved the construction of 566 new homes in East Jerusalem on Sunday, in a vote that had been pushed back from December in order to avoid angering the outgoing administration of former US president Barack Obama.
Five Anti-Israel Offenses In Paris ‘Peace’ Summit Final Declaration
TEL AVIV – Instead of convening a summit on the ongoing civil war in Syria, or the migrant crisis threatening Europe, or the rampant anti-Semitism plaguing its own country, France on Sunday held a convention attended by over 70 nations
Samantha Power Warns Against Cutting US Funding to UN
US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power on Friday warned that cutting US funding to the United Nations would be “extremely detrimental” to American interests, one week before Donald Trump’s administration takes office.
Abbas ‘Disappointed’ Netanyahu Won’t Attend Paris Mideast Conference
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday he was “disappointed” to learn that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not attend an international peace conference in Paris scheduled for January 15.
Palestinian Terrorists Target West Bank, Eastern Jerusalem Following UN Anti-Israel Vote
TEL AVIV — It’s been less than 48-hours since the UN Security Council passed a resolution declaring the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem “occupied Palestinian territory,” and already there have been two attempted Palestinian terrorist attacks and one successful attack targeting Jews in those very areas.
Eight Anti-Israel Outrages Inside the UN Draft Resolution on Settlements
At the behest of the Palestinian Authority, Egypt on Thursday introduced a UN Security Council resolution demanding that Israel halt all settlement activity, meaning Jewish construction in eastern Jerusalem and the West Bank.
