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

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has called the case ‘part of a systematic persecution and delegitimisation’ effort

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

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

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

1 min read

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

Israel-Gaza War

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

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Iran

‘Snapback’ UN sanctions against Iran go into effect

By Mike Wagenheim

2 min read

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

Hostages

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

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

United Nations

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

By Daniel Ben-David

3 min read

United Nations

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

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

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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

2 min read

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

4 min read

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

2 min read

September 18, 2025 11:21

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

UK to recognise Palestinian state this weekend after end of Trump’s state visit

The prime minister is said to be waiting until after the US president leaves so that the announcement doesn’t dominate the pair’s upcoming news conference

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

September 18, 2025 10:06