On October 16, 2009 Colonel Richard Kemp, former commander of the British forces in Afghanistan, spoke before the UN Human Rights Council regarding Israel's actions during Operation Cast Lead.[...]
Israel Rejects One-Sided Goldstone Resolution
Israel’s Reaction to the Decision of the UN Human Rights Council Despite the significant improvement in today’s vote (25 in favor, 6 against and 11 abstentions) when compared with the original vote (12 Jan 09) establishing the Goldstone Mission (33 in favor, 1 against and 13 absten[...]
October 15th, 2009 - 3:48 pm § in International, Operation Cast Lead
Israel’s Reaction to the Goldstone Report
Every person here knows that today's meeting is not about human rights but an abuse of the integrity and procedures of this organization to make a point to a domestic Palestinian audience.[...]
October 2nd, 2009 - 1:19 pm § in Politics
Sign of Life Received!
On Friday, October 2nd, Israel received a sign of life from Gilad Shalit in the form of a video. [...]
September 30th, 2009 - 9:38 am § in Interviews, Politics
Israeli Ambassador Draws on American Roots
On Saturday, September 26th, Israel's Ambassador to the United States, was the "Saturday Profile" in The New York Times.[...]
At the U.N., Terrorism Pays
As the UN discusses the Goldstone Report, Defense Minister Ehud Barak took the bold step to set the record straight and speak directly to the people in a published op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, declaring, "It was my duty as defense minister to stop Hamas rockets." [...]
