Danny Gillerman righteously slams the UN

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Israeli schools teach their students that on November 29, 1947, the UN General Assembly voted to end British rule in Israel, and approved the foundation of two states – one Jewish and the other Arab. The Jews in Israel rejoiced over the decision, while the Arabs wholeheartedly rejected it. Several years ago the Assembly decided to transform this date into a day of identification with the palestinian people. In spite of improved relations in recent years, the UN remains a body hostile to Israel. About 20 committees in the international organization are dedicated to the palestinian issue, and operate against

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Israel seeks seat on Security Council

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For the first time since Israel joined the UN, it has begun the process of applying to the Security Council. Israeli ambassador to the UN Dan Gillerman met with fellow members of the Western Europe and Others Group (WEOG) on Monday and told them that Israel intends to submit its candidacy as a member of the Security Council. The official request will be submitted within a few days. Israel joined WEOG about three years ago, after years of not belonging to any group or regional bloc in the UN. As a member of the group, Israel is eligible to apply

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Radio Rote, a kindred spirit

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From Radio Rote: ===== Canada Seeks Clarity on U.N.-Hamas Link Ottawa says it will investigate whether or not Canadian money is being used to fund a group the nation considers a terrorist organization. Israeli officials Sunday said United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East supports Hamas and demanded the United Nations investigate the agency head, Peter Hansen, Ha’aretz reported Monday. Hansen has for years has expressed anti-Israeli, biased, unrestrained positions and statements, Dan Gillerman, Israel’s UN ambassador, told Israel Radio. In addition, Israel released a picture it says shows a U.N. vehicle being used

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A Minor Victory

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Folks, when politics are taken out of the equation, you get intellectual honesty. A student court in New York ruled recently that Israel’s West Bank security barrier is legal and that The Hague lacks jurisdiction in the matter. Students at New York University’s law school represented the parties involved in the International Court of Justice’s hearing held earlier this year at The Hague on the legality of Israel’s security fence. Under the instruction of Richard Goldstone, a South African judge who served as chief prosecutor for the international criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the student court ruled

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Defending Israel’s Positions in Rafah by Ambassador Dan Gillerman

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Folks, the case for Israel’s completely justifiable military actions in Rafah could not have been said any better or clearer than Ambassador Gillerman has done here in his speech at the United Nations, the fulcrum for Israel bashing. 19 May 2004 The following statement was given to the United Nations before the Security Council by Israel’s UN ambassador. Mr. President, We convene here as usual, at the urgent behest of the Palestinian Observer, under a barrage of information, misinformation and disinformation. In the interests of truth and objectivity, let us first get the facts straight. I wish to state emphatically

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Israel’s Statement at the UN by Ambassador Dan Gillerman

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“Mr. President, In three and a half years of Palestinian terrorist attacks that have murdered hundreds of innocent Israeli civilians and wounded thousands more, this Council has not met even once to express condemnation of a single attack. Not one resolution, not one presidential statement has been adopted by this Council to specifically denounce the deliberate massacre of our innocent civilians. Not two months ago when 11 Israeli citizens were murdered in a horrific homicide bomb attack on a bus in central Jerusalem on 29 January. In the wake of our anguish, our efforts to elicit some response from the

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