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Francesca Albanese says she cannot open a bank account and is treated like ‘Bin Laden’ in wake of US sanctions

The UN special rapporteur on Palestinian territories was accused by the US of ‘spewing unabashed antisemitism’

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Francesca Albanese

UN’s Albanese shares ‘blood libel’ post accusing Israel of ‘executing Palestinian hostages’

By Jacob Jaffa

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The UN Security Council chamber ahead of a meeting in June 2013 (Getty Images)

Trump peace plan

Leaked UN resolution to give Trump-led Board of Peace two-year mandate to govern Gaza

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Karim Khan at a United Nations Security Council meeting in January, before he stepped down from his position as ICC prosecutor (Picture: Getty)

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New details emerge of sexual abuse allegations against suspended ICC chief prosecutor

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Lebanon

Unifil shoots down IDF surveillance drone in Lebanon

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ICJ President Yuji Iwasawa reads the advisory opinion at the International Court of Justice in The Hague

ICJ

ICJ rules Israel ‘has not substantiated’ allegations of Unwra Hamas ‘infiltration’

By Jacob Jaffa

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EU head of foreign affairs Kaja Kallas holds a press conference on September 22, 2025 ahead of UN General Assembly (Image: Getty)

Iran nuclear program

EU reimposes sanctions on Iran after UN ‘snapback’

By Jacob Jaffa

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There is a global consensus on ending the war in Gaza, says Yvette Cooper

President Trump’s envoy has reportedly approved plan that would see early return of hostages

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September 28, 2025 10:37

Yvette Cooper in the House of Commons (Image: House of Commons).

‘Snapback’ UN sanctions against Iran go into effect

The US called the move an act of ‘decisive global leadership’

By Mike Wagenheim

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September 28, 2025 08:56

Then-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits the Natanz uranium enrichment facilities (Photo by the Office of the Presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran via Getty Images)

‘You lied to us’: Hostage families respond to Netanyahu’s UN speech

Israeli prime minister slammed by hostage families during United Nations address

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

September 26, 2025 15:32

Hagai Angrest, father of Matan Angrest, stands outside the UN and hold up photographs of his son held hostage in Gaza (Credit: Alon Kaplun)

Israel has ‘rebounded from its darkest day’ to deliver ‘stunning’ military victory, Netanyahu declares during UN address

Referencing the deployment of exploding pagers used to remotely attack Hezbollah operatives, he darkly joked: ‘We paged Hezbollah, and they got the message’

By Daniel Ben-David

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September 26, 2025 14:46

Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 2025 United Nations General Assembly in New York (Photo: Getty)

Netanyahu ‘orders army to broadcast his UN speech across Gaza’

One military official is quoted as describing the move as psychological warfare

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

September 26, 2025 11:00

Benjamin Netanyahu addresses world leaders during the United Nations General Assembly in 2024 (Photo: Getty Images)

By Peter Prinsley

Why I support the UK government’s decision to recognise a State of Palestine

The 1988 Hamas charter called explicitly for the destruction of Israel. By contrast, recognition of Palestine within the framework of a two-state solution, with secure borders based on the 1967 lines, is a clear rejection of that vision

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September 25, 2025 11:44

Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas speaks over a video link at a United Nations General Assembly meeting organized by France and Saudi Arabia in support of Palestinian recognition and a two-state solution on September 22, 2025 in New York City. (Image: Getty)

Trump presents ‘21-point Gaza peace plan’ to Arab leaders at UN meeting

The US President also reportedly ruled out allowing Israel to annex parts of the West Bank

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

September 25, 2025 09:04

US President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 23, 2025 in New York City (Image: Getty)

By Stephen Pollard

An ‘Israel genocide’ finding by a body dedicated to attacking Israel is not a finding

Even former UN general secreatary Ban Ki-moon has condemned the anti-Israel bias of the Human Rights Council

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September 18, 2025 12:22

A diplomat observes the room a the opening of the 57th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on September 9, 2024 (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

By Salo Aizenberg

The UN’s genocide charge against Israel is built on lies

The inquiry erases context, twists language, launders enemy claims into fact, whitewashes the crimes of Hamas, and stretches legal definitions until self-defense itself becomes a crime

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September 18, 2025 11:21

Chair of the International Commission of Inquiry Navi Pillay (R), speaks next to Commission Member Chris Sidoti (Image: Getty)

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United Nations

Francesca Albanese says she cannot open a bank account and is treated like ‘Bin Laden’ in wake of US sanctions

UN’s Albanese shares ‘blood libel’ post accusing Israel of ‘executing Palestinian hostages’

Leaked UN resolution to give Trump-led Board of Peace two-year mandate to govern Gaza

New details emerge of sexual abuse allegations against suspended ICC chief prosecutor

Unifil shoots down IDF surveillance drone in Lebanon

ICJ rules Israel ‘has not substantiated’ allegations of Unwra Hamas ‘infiltration’

EU reimposes sanctions on Iran after UN ‘snapback’

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