Archive for the ‘United Nations’ Category

UN Update: Goldstone at the General Assembly

Monday, March 1st, 2010

UN Update: Goldstone at the General Assembly by Noah Shack Government Relations Research Associate, Canada-Israel Committee On Febrary 26th 2010, the UN General Assembly held a vote concerning the Report of the Human Rights Council regarding the Goldstone inquiry. Canada was one of seven countries to vote against the resolution ...

UN Update: Six More Israel-Focused Resolutions Pass

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

UNGA Update by Noah Shack Government Relations Research Associate, Canada-Israel Committee On December 2nd, six resolutions were adopted by the UN General Assembly focusing on Israel, under the titles “Question of Palestine” and the “Situation in the Middle East”. The first three resolutions listed below call for funding of the main anti-Israel organs ...

UN Update: Canada Votes Against Durban Resolution

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

UNGA Update by Noah Shack Government Relations Research Associate, Canada-Israel Committee On November 23rd, Canada voted against a draft resolution affirming the outcome of the Durban Review Conference in the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly. In explanation of vote, Canada reiterated its commitment to eradicating racism internationally and domestically, and its support ...

UN Update: Nine Israel-Focused Draft Resolutions

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

UNGA Update by Noah Shack Government Relations Research Associate, Canada-Israel Committee On November 19th, the Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly concluded its work for this session by taking action on nine Israel focused draft resolutions. Of particular note is the resolution titled "Operations of UNRWA" on which Canada shifted its vote ...

UN Update: Resolution Regarding Oil Slick on Lebanese Shores

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

UNGA Update by Noah Shack Government Relations Research Associate, Canada-Israel Committee Canada voted against the resolution titled "Oil Slick on Lebanese Shores" in the Second Committee yesterday, November 17th. Canada has voted 'No' on this resolution since it was first introduced in 2006 on the grounds that "the General Assembly is not the ...

UN Update: Resolutions on Right of the Palestinian People to Self-Determination; Sovereignty over Natural Resources

Monday, November 16th, 2009

UNGA Update by Noah Shack Government Relations Research Associate, Canada-Israel Committee Canada has once again abstained on the draft resolution "The Right of the Palestinian People to Self-Determination." Australia shifted its vote from ‘Abstain’ to ‘Yes’ on this year’s draft resolution, which was co-sponsored by many EU countries (including the UK) and New Zealand. The ...

According to Reports: Prof’s Rebuttal Highlights Goldstone’s Flaws

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, discusses an excellent piece about the controversial UN-sponsored Goldstone report. The Goldstone report, which accused Israel of war crimes during last winter’s Gaza conflict, continues to wend its way through the ...

UN Update – Resolutions on Nuclear Weapons in Mideast

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

UNGA Update by Noah Shack Government Relations Research Associate, Canada-Israel Committee On Oct. 27, the draft resolution “risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East” was passed in the First Committee of the UN General Assembly (UNGA). Canada abstained on this vote, as it has since 2006 when it shifted its vote from ...

Statement by H.E. Aharon Leshno Yaar Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Statement by H.E. Aharon Leshno Yaar Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations, Geneva 12th Special Session Human Rights Council 15 October 2009 Mr. President, Only two short weeks have gone by since we last met. In the real world, absolutely nothing has changed to justify calling all of the respected members of this body ...

Gaza Fact-Finding Mission: Responses to the Goldstone Report

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

The following is from the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs: On September 15, 2009, the Gaza Fact-Finding Mission, headed by Justice Goldstone, released a 575-page report in which it analyzed the military actions during Operation Cast Lead, also known as the Israel-Gaza war of December-January 2008-2009. The report has been criticized ...