Members phkrause Posted September 20, 2023 Members Posted September 20, 2023 Russia has turned food, energy and even children into weapons against Ukraine, Zelenskyy says at UN UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Russia is “weaponizing” everything from food and energy to abducted children in its war against Ukraine — and he warned world leaders that the same could happen to them. https://apnews.com/article/zelenskyy-united-nations-general-assembly-us-biden-congress-1e6b464628a7a391289b2ad386bd2d8e? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 21, 2023 Author Members Posted September 21, 2023 Russia has turned food, energy and even children into weapons against Ukraine, Zelenskyy says at UN UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Russia is “weaponizing” everything from food and energy to abducted children in its war against Ukraine — and he warned world leaders that the same could happen to them. https://apnews.com/article/zelenskyy-united-nations-general-assembly-us-biden-congress-1e6b464628a7a391289b2ad386bd2d8e? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 21, 2023 Author Members Posted September 21, 2023 Biden urges world leaders at the UN to stand up to Russia President Joe Biden made his case before the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that the world must remain united in defending Ukraine against Russian aggression, warning that no nation can be secure if “we allow Ukraine to be carved up” as he tries to rally support to repel a nearly 19-month-old Russian invasion. Read more. Why this matters: Russia alone is standing in the way of a resolution, Biden argued, saying that Moscow’s price for peace was “Ukraine’s capitulation, Ukraine’s territory and Ukraine’s children.” The president’s forceful rhetoric on Ukraine appeared aimed not just to a global audience but also at Washington, where an increasingly isolationist strain of the Republican Party is jeopardizing the steady flow of aid to Kyiv since the war began in February 2022. The annual forum was a chance for Biden to showcase to other world leaders — and the 2024 U.S. electorate — that he’s reestablished U.S. leadership on the world stage that he says was diminished under his predecessor, Republican Donald Trump. Related coverage ➤ Special UN summit, protests, week of talk turn up heat on fossil fuels and global warming UNGA Briefing: Security Council, climate summit and what else is going on at the United Nations Unversed in UNGA? Stumped by SDGs? A glossary of UN General Assembly meeting lingo Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 21, 2023 Author Members Posted September 21, 2023 Biden tells Bibi he's concerned about Israel's judicial overhaul legislation NEW YORK CITY — President Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in their meeting Wednesday that he was concerned about the Israeli leader's intention to continue pushing his judicial overhaul legislation unilaterally, according to the White House. https://www.axios.com/2023/09/20/biden-netanyahu-meeting-unga-iran-saudi-arabia? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 21, 2023 Author Members Posted September 21, 2023 Ukraine, Russia and the tense UN encounter that almost happened — but didn’t UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It was a moment the diplomatic world was watching for — but didn’t get. https://apnews.com/article/un-russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-lavrov-security-council-b7f8e47c3a3b1eeb02193452017b97e4? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted September 21, 2023 Author Members Posted September 21, 2023 🇮🇱 Biden ends Bibi freeze-out NEW YORK — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left his long-awaited meeting with President Biden today with exactly the result he wanted: an invitation to the White House before the end of the year. Why it matters: For nine months, Biden had declined to meet Netanyahu over concerns about his far-right government and its steps to weaken Israel's Supreme Court, Axios' Barak Ravid reports. While policy differences remain, Biden recognized that continuing to give Netanyahu the cold shoulder could complicate efforts to reach a mega-deal with Saudi Arabia and Israel. Netanyahu's 265-day freeze-out is the longest period any Israeli prime minister has waited to meet the U.S. president since 1964, according to the Washington Institute. Driving the news: At least publicly, the meeting appeared to succeed in lowering the temperature and countering the perception that the two allies are drifting apart. "I suffer from an oxymoron, Irish optimism. If you and I 10 years ago were talking about normalization with Saudi Arabia, I think we'd look at each other like, 'Who's been drinking what?'" Biden joked. "Good Irish whiskey," Netanyahu quipped back. Pro-democracy protesters demonstrate in New York. Photo: Craig Barritt/Getty Images for New York Protest Movement Behind the scenes: A senior Israeli official with direct knowledge of the meeting compared it to a conversation between old friends, not a typical exchange between world leaders armed with talking points. Biden and Netanyahu have known each other for more than 40 years and met numerous times before. The Israeli official said Netanyahu found Biden to be mentally sharp and dismissed concerns about his cognitive state. "It was very constructive and very candid. It was an exchange that really only President Joe Biden could have with Bibi Netanyahu," a senior U.S. official said in a briefing with reporters. Keep reading Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted November 22, 2023 Author Members Posted November 22, 2023 Precious water: As more of the world thirsts, luxury water becoming fashionable among the elite SAMTSE, Bhutan (AP) — Monsoon rains have finally passed and floods blocking the lone dirt road have retreated enough for a small truck to climb these Himalayan foothills to a gurgling spring. It spews water so fresh that people here call it nectar. https://apnews.com/article/water-luxury-india-bhutan-greece-aaa020587961c992352c19116660cbbc? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 13, 2023 Author Members Posted December 13, 2023 UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to demand a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to demand a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza in a strong demonstration of global support for ending the Israel-Hamas war. The vote also showed the growing isolation of the United States and Israel. https://apnews.com/article/un-assembly-israel-palestinians-hamas-vote-resolution-bffc37b2ecc444d906492008cde0aaf6? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 19, 2023 Author Members Posted December 19, 2023 UN Security Council delays vote on resolution urging cessation of hostilities in Gaza to deliver aid UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council delayed until Tuesday morning a vote on an Arab-sponsored resolution calling for a halt to hostilities in Gaza to allow for urgently needed aid deliveries to a massive number of civilians as members intensified negotiations to try to avoid another veto by the United States. https://apnews.com/article/un-resolution-gaza-israel-hamas-f2d74cc537d28e16ce7c9fadc2e17cb5? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 22, 2023 Author Members Posted December 22, 2023 UN says more than 1 in 4 people in Gaza are starving because of war RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than half a million people in Gaza — a quarter of the population — are starving, according to a report Thursday by the U.N. and other agencies that highlights the humanitarian crisis caused by Israel’s bombardment and siege on the territory in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-12-21-2023-7d9718b32bf0d308c44c7c9e3c4e0deb? UN approves watered-down resolution on aid to Gaza without call for suspension of hostilities UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council adopted a watered-down resolution Friday calling for immediately speeding aid deliveries to hungry and desperate civilians in Gaza but without the original plea for an “urgent suspension of hostilities” between Israel and Hamas. https://apnews.com/article/un-resolution-gaza-aid-palestinians-israel-a5bb32fb9f071689d231533a26beb838? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 30, 2023 Author Members Posted December 30, 2023 NATO forced to scramble fighter jets to intercept Russian military aircraft over 300 times in 2023 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was forced to scramble its air forces more than 300 times in response to Russian military aircraft over the course of 2023, the international organization said Friday. https://www.foxnews.com/world/nato-forced-scramble-fighter-jets-intercept-russian-military-aircraft-300-times-2023 Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 31, 2023 Author Members Posted December 31, 2023 South Africa launches case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — South Africa launched a case Friday at the United Nations’ top court accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and asking the court to order Israel to halt its attacks — the first such challenge made at the court over the current war. Israel swiftly rejected the filing “with disgust.” https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-israel-un-court-palestinians-genocide-ffe672c4eb3e14a30128542eaa537b21? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted January 11, 2024 Author Members Posted January 11, 2024 Top UN court hears South Africa’s allegation that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza In the opening session, South Africa called for the court to issue an interim order for an immediate halt to Israel’s military actions. If South Africa prevails in passing the legally binding order, then abiding by such a ruling will be politically costly for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with Israelis still largely supportive of the war. Read more. Why this matters: The genocide charge strikes at the heart of Israel’s national identity. The country sees itself as a bulwark of security for Jews after 6 million were killed in the Holocaust and international support for Israel’s creation in 1948 was deeply rooted in outrage over Nazi atrocities. It also involves South Africa’s identity: Its governing party, the African National Congress, has long compared Israel’s policies in Gaza and the West Bank to its own history under the apartheid regime of white minority rule. Related coverage ➤ Tanker in Gulf of Oman boarded by men in military uniforms in apparent seizure in Mideast waters Israeli military says it found traces of hostages in an underground tunnel in Gaza Nelson Mandela’s support for Palestinians endures with South Africa’s genocide case against Israel Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted January 22, 2024 Author Members Posted January 22, 2024 Finding justice at the International Criminal Court The International Criminal Court is the world’s only permanent, independent court established to prosecute individuals for genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes of aggression. https://minnesotareformer.com/2024/01/18/finding-justice-at-the-international-criminal-court/? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted January 27, 2024 Author Members Posted January 27, 2024 The top UN court is set to issue a preliminary ruling in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel Israel is set to hear Friday whether the United Nations’ top court will order it to end its military offensive in Gaza in a provisional ruling while the panel hears a case filed by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide. Read more. Key developments: Provisional measures by the world court are legally binding, but it is not clear if Israel would comply with any orders the court might make. An Israeli official said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu huddled with top legal, diplomatic and security officials on Thursday in anticipation of the ruling and discussed “all scenarios.” The European Union’s position on the upcoming ruling is clear. “We respect the ICJ and we are of the opinion that the verdicts and decisions of the ICJ should be respected. This is the highest UN court,” European Union foreign policy spokesperson Peter Stano said. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Israel vows to fight Hamas all the way to Gaza’s southern border. That’s fueling tension with Egypt How genocide officially became a crime, and why South Africa is accusing Israel of committing it Gaza’s Health Ministry blames Israeli troops for deadly shooting as crowd waited for aid Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted January 28, 2024 Author Members Posted January 28, 2024 Top UN court orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza but stops short of ordering cease-fire THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations’ top court on Friday ordered Israel to do all it can to prevent death, destruction and any acts of genocide in Gaza, but the panel stopped short of ordering an end to the military offensive that has laid waste to the Palestinian enclave. https://apnews.com/article/israel-gaza-genocide-court-south-africa-27cf84e16082cde798395a95e9143c06? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted January 29, 2024 Author Members Posted January 29, 2024 UN Workers Helped Hamas Attack Israel Countries are pulling their funding from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the United Nations body that performs essential social services in Gaza and elsewhere, due to allegations that at least a dozen of their employees helped plan and took part in the October 7 pogrom which saw over 1,400 Israelis murdered, raped and kidnapped. https://aish.com/un-workers-helped-hamas-attack-israel/? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted January 31, 2024 Author Members Posted January 31, 2024 Document spells out allegations against 12 UN employees Israel says participated in Hamas attack TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli document obtained Monday spelled out allegations against a dozen U.N. employees the country says took part in Hamas’ Oct. 7 assault — claiming seven stormed into Israeli territory, including one who participated in a kidnapping and another who helped to steal a soldier’s body. https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-01-29-2024-4c49c2fb89c3bfd4963f2260b34943c1? ps:So now where is the outrage for this????? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted February 18, 2024 Author Members Posted February 18, 2024 Top UN court rejects South African request for urgent measures to safeguard Rafah THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top UN court on Friday rejected a South African request to impose urgent measures to safeguard Rafah in the Gaza Strip, but also stressed that Israel must respect earlier measures imposed late last month at a preliminary stage in a landmark genocide case. https://apnews.com/article/world-court-israel-gaza-south-africa-40b00a2ddbb118374cf0993fe54b0399? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted February 21, 2024 Author Members Posted February 21, 2024 The Security Council is voting on a Gaza cease-fire Arab nations are putting to a vote a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire. The U.S. will veto it, but the countries hope to show broad global support for ending the Israel-Hamas war. Read more. Key points: The Biden administration will veto the Arab-backed resolution, U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield says, because it may interfere with ongoing U.S. efforts to arrange a deal between the warring parties. In a surprise move ahead of the vote, the U.S. circulated a rival Security Council resolution that would support a temporary cease-fire in Gaza linked to the release of all hostages and call for the lifting of all restrictions on the delivery of humanitarian aid. What will happen after the U.S. veto remains to be seen. The Arab Group could take their resolution to the General Assembly, which includes all 193 member nations, where it is virtually certain to be approved. But unlike Security Council resolutions, assembly resolutions are not legally binding. Related coverage ➤ Israel orders new evacuations in northern Gaza, where UN says 1 in 6 children are malnourished US circulates rival resolution after rejecting Arab cease-fire proposal South Africa tells top UN court that it's accusing Israel of apartheid against Palestinians Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted February 21, 2024 Author Members Posted February 21, 2024 Historic hearings open into Israel’s occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state The hearings into the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation follow a request submitted by the U.N. General Assembly for a non-binding advisory opinion into Israel’s policies in the occupied territories. They are set to last six days. Read more. Why this matters: Though the case opens against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war, it focuses instead on Israel’s open-ended control over the occupied West Bank, the Gaza Strip and annexed east Jerusalem. Palestinians and rights groups say Israel’s occupation has morphed into an apartheid system, bolstered by settlement building, that gives Palestinians second-class status and is designed to maintain Jewish hegemony. Israel rejects any such accusation. Israel is not scheduled to speak during the hearings, but could submit a written statement. However, 51 other countries and three international organizations are set to speak, and the court will likely take months to issue its opinion. Related coverage ➤ Gaza Health Ministry says over 29,000 Palestinians killed in Israel-Hamas war Netanyahu slams Brazilian president's comparison of Gaza war to the Holocaust Houthi rebels’ attack severely damages a Belize-flagged ship Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted February 21, 2024 Author Members Posted February 21, 2024 The US vetoes an Arab-backed UN resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States on Tuesday vetoed an Arab-backed and widely supported U.N. resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in the embattled Gaza Strip, saying it would interfere with negotiations on a deal to free hostages abducted in Israel. https://apnews.com/article/un-israel-palestinians-gaza-ceasefire-resolution-vote-350c86ef261bf1a00a2515cf22764de5? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted March 5, 2024 Author Members Posted March 5, 2024 Israel escalates its criticism of a UN agency in Gaza. It says 450 of its workers are militants JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel ramped up its criticism of the embattled U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees Monday, saying 450 of its employees were members of militant groups in the Gaza Strip, though it provided no evidence to back up its accusation. https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-03-04-2024-a93b77e949d3bdc459311fd84d0f90ba? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted March 12, 2024 Author Members Posted March 12, 2024 UN envoy: Finding that some hostages were victims of sexual violence doesn’t justify Israeli attacks UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict warned Israel on Monday that the finding of “clear and convincing information” that some hostages taken by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel were subjected to sexual violence “does not in any way legitimize further hostilities.” https://apnews.com/article/un-sexual-violence-gaza-israel-hamas-palestinians-f4ce38a3ab116471a6077bde56fae014? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted March 18, 2024 Author Members Posted March 18, 2024 UN says ‘famine is imminent’ in northern Gaza as Israel launches another raid on the main hospital RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The U.N. food agency said Monday that “famine is imminent” in northern Gaza, where 70% of the remaining population is experiencing catastrophic hunger, and that a further escalation of the war could push around half of Gaza’s total population to the brink of starvation. https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-03-18-2024-eefc526aec97821fe5f1e845801a6640? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
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