U.N.

U.S., Britain derail U.N. cease-fire statement

The United Nations Security Council failed to agree on a statement calling for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip.

Alarms over Durban II

Durban has become a dirty word in some international circles, a reminder of the 2001 U.N. anti-racism conference that devolved into an anti-Israel, anti-Jewish debacle. Now as preparations for a follow-up conference proceed, worries abound that efforts to once again villify Israel and the West are gaining the upper hand. One U.N. watcher analyzes the […]

More Mahmoud, Part 2

The saga continues … Iran’s president, meeting last night with an inter-religious group that included a rabbi, was met with protests outside the Manhattan hotel where the encounter took place. Earlier in the day, Ahmadinejad met with some media bigwigs for breakfast, as recounted by Ruth Marcus in the Washington Post. The Chicago Tribune has […]

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U.S., Britain derail U.N. cease-fire statement

Alarms over Durban II

More Mahmoud, Part 2

Where’s the outrage?

What’s missing at the U.N.

Our woman in Turtle Bay

Human rights lows in Geneva – Part II

Human rights low in Geneva?

Meanwhile, at the U.N. anti-racism prep conference in Geneva

Prepping in Geneva for U.N. “anti-racism” conference

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