Just days before the Trump administration takes office, a new bill seeking to defund the United Nations was introduced in the US Senate. The "Safeguard Israel Act" was introduced last week by Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Ted Cruz of Texas. Cruz denounced the Obama administration's abstention of vote on UN Resolution 2334 as …
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A meeting of the UN Security Council was scheduled for today, but as of mid-afternoon, nothing seems to be forthcoming from the anti-climactic council meeting. When Resolution 2334 was proposed in December, making it illegal for Israel to build in its own territory, and declaring places such as the Western Wall and the Jewish Quarter not …
Continue reading Nothing Seems to be Forthcoming from Today’s UN Session
In interesting turns of events, nations seem to be hesitant to commit to the proclamation made following the Middle East Peace Conference held yesterday in Paris. As reported earlier, nothing new came of the conference, and the main point was to encourage Israel and the Palestinians to recommit to negotiations. Today, Britain and some Balkan …
Continue reading LATEST: EU Fails to Adopt Paris Conference Declaration
Tonight at midnight we close the chapter on a fairly tumultuous 2016. Will 2017 bring brighter days, or are we in a deep trough of the "ups and downs" of history? The next chapter in history is about to be written and we will know the answer to that question soon. There are many things …
