The explosive federal indictment issued Friday against Michal Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser, accuses the retired general of making false statements to FBI investigators. Flynn, according to the indictment lied to the FBI regarding his talks with Russian ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak. In one of these conversations, Flynn asked that…
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s dissatisfaction with life in Washington and the criticism they faced for their White House roles grew so great that a plan was reportedly floated to get Trump nominated as ambassador to the United Nations, which is based in New York. The New York Times reported Saturday that a scenario had…
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted a message of gratitude to Mexico following its announcement that it would not vote against the Jewish state in upcoming votes at the United Nations. “Thank you President of Mexico @EPN and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Videgaray for refusing to go along with one…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The United States is ready to pull out of the U.N. Human Rights Council unless it institutes reforms, including removing Israel as a permanent item on its agenda, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley told an Israeli American audience. “The Human Rights Council will either adopt these reforms, or the United States will leave,”…
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Hamas terror tunnel was discovered under a United Nations school in the Gaza Strip. The tunnel was discovered on Oct. 15 by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, which runs the school, and Israeli authorities were notified, the UNRWA said in a statement released on Saturday. The…
The United States plans to withdraw from UNESCO, the U.N.’s cultural and educational agency, diplomats said on Thursday, dealing a further blow to an organization hobbled by regional rivalries and a lack of funds. Paris-based UNESCO, which began work in 1946, is known for designating World Heritage sites such as the ancient city of Palmyra…
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The United Nations Human Rights Council has sent letters to 150 companies warning them that they will be placed on a database of companies that do business in Israeli settlements. Caterpillar, Priceline.com, TripAdvisor and Airbnb are among the 30 U.S. companies on the list. The letters sent by the U.N. high commissioner for…
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas called on the United Nations on Wednesday to pursue efforts to “bring an end to Israeli occupation of the state of Palestine within a set timeframe.” Abbas, addressing the United Nations General Assembly, warned that if the two-state solution were to be destroyed, Palestinians would have no choice but to “continue…
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