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Getting Serious About Halting Israeli Genocide

December 13, 2023 UNAC Editor Genocide, International Law, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Occupation, Palestine, United Nations, US Foreign Policy

by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, December 13, 2023 On Friday, December 8, the UN Security Council met under Article 99 for only the fourth time in the UN’s history. Article 99 is an emergency provision that allows the Secretary General to summon the Council to respond to a crisis that “threatens the maintenance of international peace and[…]

The UN General Assembly Drags Israel to the World Court

January 19, 2023 UNAC Editor Israel, Legal Struggles, Palestine, United Nations

by Dr. Chandra Muzzafar, published on Global Research, January 5, 2023 The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted last week to refer Israel to the International Court of Justice (World Court) for its on-going violation of the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination in the occupied territories of the West Bank and Gaza and for adopting measures aimed at[…]

UNGA Overwhelmingly Votes Against Cuba Blockade, All US Amendments Defeated

November 7, 2018 UNAC Editor Cuba, Economic Blockade, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

Image: Billboard in Havana, Cuba that reads in Spanish: “Blockade, the longest genocide in history.” Nov. 1, 2018 | Photo: Reuters TeleSUR reported the following on November 1, 2018. Israel and the United States were once again the only two countries to vote in favor of the brutal economic blockade against Cuba. United Nations member states voted 189 to 2[…]