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Menendez: Iran letter undermines Obama’s argument on sanctions

WASHINGTON TIMES by Susan Crabtree July 29, 2015 A leading Democratic critic of the Iran nuclear deal warned Wednesday that the Obama administration will never want to reimpose sanctions against Iran, since Iran has said in a letter to the … Continue reading

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Is India dumping the “Palestinian Cause”?

LEGAL INSURRECTION by Vijeta Uniyal July 23, 2015 India emerges as Israel’s new geo-political ally For the second time in a few weeks, India has abstained at the United Nations instead of voting on an Israel-related resolution. On July 3, … Continue reading

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GOP blasts President Obama’s ‘capitulation’ to U.N. on Iran

POLITICO by Burgess Everett July 20, 2015 But there are scant signs the White House’s move to seek the organization’s blessing will cost it votes in Congress Influential Republicans and a handful of Democrats howled in protest Monday over President … Continue reading

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Obama Turns to U.N. to Outmaneuver Congress

Do we still live in a Democracy ? We grew up learning that there were three branches of government, each with checks and balances. Now we learn that the United Nations, which is dominated by the non-aligned non-democracies, hostile to … Continue reading

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India’s Abstention Against Vote on Israel Significant Shift

NEW INDIAN EXPRESS by Press Trust of India July 7, 2015 India’s abstention in a vote at the UNHCR on a UN report critical of Israel’s Gaza war last year is being seen here as a “significant shift” in New … Continue reading

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Will Samantha Power Be the First American UN Ambassador to Abandon Israel?

ALGEMEINER by Shmuley Boteach July 5, 2015 …Yet statements in April by Ambassador Power refusing to rule out supporting UN resolutions that target Israel, added to recent claims by Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, have raised serious questions about the specter of betrayal … Continue reading

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Destroying International Law by Tying the West’s Hands

COMMENTARY by Evelyn Gordon June 26, 2015 In the four days since the UN Human Rights Council published its report on last summer’s war in Gaza, commentators have pointed out numerous ways in which it is bad for Israel, the Palestinians … Continue reading

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The U.N.’s Gaza Report Is Flawed and Dangerous

NEW YORK TIMES by Colonel Richard Kemp June 25, 2015 As a British officer who had more than his share of fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Balkans, it pains me greatly to see words and actions from the United … Continue reading

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In 9 Years’ Existence, UNHRC Condemned Israel More Times Than Rest of World Combined

UN WATCH by Hillel Neuer June 25, 2015 Ahead of Debate on Gaza Report, UN Watch Releases Evidence of Systematic Bias at UN’s Top Rights Body In the nine years of its existence, the UN Human Rights Council has condemned Israel … Continue reading

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Shame on you, Mary McGowan Davis

TIMES OF ISRAEL by David Horovitz June 23, 2015 It’s not often I find myself agreeing with Education Minister Naftali Bennett, the populist leader of the right-wing Jewish Home party who wants to annex most of the West Bank and … Continue reading

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