Breaking Down the UNHRC Blacklist

by Ben Cohen / JNS.org The UN Human Rights Council meets in Geneva. Photo: UN. JNS.org – In the halls of the United Nations, they’re calling it a “database,” but it’s more commonly and accurately known as a “blacklist.” It’s a list of more than 100 companies conducting business activities with Jewish communities and Israeli […]

Haley slams ‘conniving, manipulative’ UN blacklist

Former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley says UN ‘hits new low’ with blacklist of companies in Jewish communities of Judea and Samaria. Arutz Sheva Staff, 12/02/20  Former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley criticized the UN Human Rights Council after the council released a list of over 100 companies which do business […]

Russia-Turkey Syria talks end without result

 Wednesday, February 12, 2020 8:00:42 AM The Russian delegation which traveled to Ankara to discuss Turkey’s request to stop the Syrian government forces’ offensive against Idlib has now left Turkey, a source in diplomatic circles told Reuters. Apparently the two sides were unable to reach an agreement on how to put an end to the […]

Jordan’s cool criticism of the ‘Deal of the Century’ could be King Abdullah’s biggest win

In late October, Jordan’s King Abdullah surveyed a plot of territory along its border, formally ending Israeli farmers’ 25 year lease of the Baqura annex and bringing the land back under direct Jordanian control. Accompanied by his son Crown Prince Hussein and a military entourage, the tour appeared more akin to an inspection of newly […]

Greenblatt: Buy from companies on UN blacklist

Ex US envoy: UN blacklist of companies that do business in Judea and Samaria is ‘outrageous,’ ppl should counter list, ‘do the opposite.’ Arutz Sheva Staff, 13/02/20  Former US Envoy Jason Greenblatt spoke on Thursday morning to Galei Tzahal about the UN blacklist of companies that do business in Judea and Samaria. He called the […]

Putin maintains high approval ratings but loses Russia’s trust, poll says

The Levada opinion pollster released Wednesday that the Russian public’s trust in President Vladimir Putin fell to its lowest in six years last month, despite the Russian leader’s approval rating remaining high. Putin’s approval rating dropped sharply following an unpopular move to raise the pension age in 2018 and years of falling incomes, but it […]

UNHRC’s game is rigged, so Israel isn’t playing – Analysis

The UNHRC is publishing this list even though the only support it received for doing so was from the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, South Africa, Venezuela and Cuba. By LAHAV HARKOV FEBRUARY 12, 2020 22:43 The release on Wednesday of the UN Human Rights Council’s blacklist of companies that operate in Judea […]

Sen. McConnell urges Senate against passing War Powers Resolution

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Majority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, talks to reporters following a GOP strategy meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) OAN Newsroom UPDATED 1:55 PM PT — Wednesday, February 12, […]

Former Israeli defense official calls for joining of US and Russia to roll back Iran’s influence

Professor Rear Adm. (ret.) Shaul Chorev, former director-general of Israel’s Atomic Energy Commission, tells JNS that new types of diplomatic action could help prevent Tehran from turning Syria into a new battle front against Israel and expanding its influence across the region. Yaakov Lappin (February 12, 2020 / JNS) The next Israeli government should aim […]

Israeli defense minister: ‘We won’t stop until Iran has been driven from Syria’

“For years on end, we have fought against the Iranian tentacles in Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip, but we have not focused enough on weakening Iran itself. Now we are changing the paradigm,” affirms Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett. Ariel Kahana (February 12, 2020 / Israel Hayom) Israel’s defense minister issued a stern warning […]

Coronavirus: Why many deaths will never appear in official figures

Wuhan’s overburdened health workers are unable to confirm many of those who died were suffering from Covid-19, so they will not show up in official figures The families of those who die at home are also denied the comfort of being able to make proper funeral arrangements   Many families have struggled to arrange hospital […]