Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress are moving to enact legislation that would prevent Iran from securing a visa for its newly appointed ambassador to the United Nations, just a day after Businessweek had already described the choice of Hamid Aboutalebi as creating a “dilemma” for President Barack Obama’s diplomacy toward the...

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The Associated Press reported late Tuesday on what the outlet described as a “surprise move” by Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas to go to a range of United Nations bodies requesting membership for the “State of Palestine.” The AP noted that the declaration came “despite a promise to suspend...

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Businessweek on Monday assessed that Iran’s appointment of Hamid Aboutalebi to be Tehran’s new ambassador to the United Nations may become “a dilemma” for President Barack Obama, just days after the outlet originally revealed that the Iranian diplomat – who had belonged to the group that captured and held 52 Americans hostage in 1979...

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As Richard Falk, the controversial and widely criticized special rapporteur on the situation of the Palestinians is preparing to step down in few weeks, the United Nations Human Rights Council has decided to ignore the recommendation of its vetting committee and appoint someone with a stronger anti-Israel pedigree. According to...

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As notorious 9/11 Truther and anti-Israel activist Richard Falk prepares to leave his post as the United Nations’ special rapporteur on the situation of the Palestinians, reports are emerging that the Falk family’s special brand of crazy will still be represented at the United Nations, as Falk’s wife, Dr. Hilal Elver, is...

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The United Nations has issued a report placing most of the blame for the humanitarian catastrophe in Syria on the government of President Bashar al-Assad. An anonymous American official told Reuters: What the report shows is that the magnitude and frequency of violence committed by the Assad regime far outstrips that...

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Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam condemned the latest armed clashes to erupt on the streets of Beirut as increasing numbers of factions and individuals get their hands on weapons, threatening the stability of country and trying to drag Israel into the regional conflict. There is little or no central security...

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Israel’s Defense Minister Moshe “Bogie” Ya’alon stunned both domestic and international observers yesterday when he signaled that he now leans in favor of a unilateral Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, according to multiple reports. This comes in the wake of months of failed Western efforts, through the P5+1 states, to...

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday that human rights in Iran have not improved since the election and inauguration of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, with Ban specifically citing what Reuters described as “the prevalent use of capital punishment” by the Islamic republic. “The new administration has not made any significant improvement in...

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Iranian figures continued this week to lengthen the list of red lines they intend to take into comprehensive nuclear negotiations, weeks after statements by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani – in which the revolutionary-era cleric rejected destroying nuclear enrichment centrifuges – had already led CNN’s Fareed Zakaria to declare that he wasn’t sure...

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