Mahmoud Abbas’ speech to the United Nations on Wednesday has made the headlines for its seeming rejection of previous agreements with Israel. Less noted is that the speech is a veritable tissue of lies. Below are only a few of the most egregious examples taken from news reports.  “As long...

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In a speech at the United Nations today, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said that his government “cannot continue to be bound by these signed agreements with Israel.” However, Abbas gave no deadline on when, or even if, cooperation with Israel based on agreements such as the Oslo Accords would stop. Threats...

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If Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announces at the United Nations General Assembly next week that the Oslo Accords are dead, as he is expected to do, then he should relinquish the billions of dollars of aid the PA has misappropriated and use it to help real refugees, Liel Leibovitz argued Thursday...

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On Monday morning, commuters in midtown Manhattan will begin navigating the various barriers and roadblocks that grind the city to a halt every year when the United Nations General Assembly comes to town. Those who find themselves on the length of 42nd Street from the West Side Highway to Second Avenue...

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“Education Without Borders,” a special photo exhibition opening today (September 21) at the UN Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, showcases a unique Israeli initiative that provides continuing education for hospitalized children, including Arabs and Syrian refugees. Israel’s Ministry of Education mandates that all children hospitalized for more than three...

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The United States was one of eight nations voting against a resolution calling for the raising of the Palestinian flag outside the United Nations headquarters in New York, The Times of Israel reported Thursday. A resolution was adopted by member states with 119 in favor, eight voting against — including Israel...

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A poll released this week found that 82% of Americans oppose the administration granting Iran $100 billion in sanctions relief “without the approval of Congress,” The Hill reported yesterday. The poll, released by Secure America Now, found that 82 percent of Americans — including large majorities in both parties —...

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Iran hanged Behrouz Alkhani, a 30-year-old Kurdish man accused of “enmity against God” and involvement with the outlawed Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK), only weeks after the execution of Kurdish PJAK activist Sirvan Nezhavi on similar charges, Reuters reported yesterday. Alkhani’s sentence was still being appealed at the...

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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said that “humorous words, slogans and improper jokes” by the United States serve to “damage the trend [towards] confidence-building,” Iran’s Fars news agency reported Monday. Rouhani’s complaint comes days after he promised that Iran “will not ask for permission or abide by any resolution” that prevents...

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A Syrian school run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the human development agency devoted to Palestinian refugees, posted two cartoons encouraging the killing of Jews by cars on its Facebook page, blogger “Elder of Ziyon” reported yesterday. One cartoon featured a smiling Palestinian boy attacking a caricature of...

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