The US Agency for International Development (AID) is due to cease operations in )Palestine on 31 January. It isn’t a surprise. Especially since the President of the Palestinian Authority essentially told US President Trump to Go to Hell (literally – “may your house be destroyed”) and said he wanted no more help after The US … More US AID to Palestine is Closing Down
The Taylor Force Act is an American Law that withholds funding to the Palestinian Authority in an amount equal to what the PA spends rewarding terror. The money is simply placed in a frozen status for up to 2 years before it can be allocated to other use. The law is named for an American … More The Force in the Taylor Force Act.
According to Security Council resolutions 425 (1978) and 426 (1978) of 19 March 1978, UNIFIL was established to: Confirm the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon. Restore international peace and security. Assist the Government of Lebanon in ensuring the return of its effective authority in the area. According to Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) of 11 August 2006, UNIFIL, in … More UNIFIL – Theory and practice
On Friday the UN General Assembly passed a series of resolutions pertaining to the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict. Most of them simply duplicate what the UN has said before.So why bring it up again? Because the wording of these resolution is couched in terms that are unfavorable to Israel. They use terms like “occupying power”, and … More Rewriting History in the UN
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