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Did You Know the UN Is Demanding Jews Leave the ‘Jewish Quarter’ of Jerusalem?
Last week, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution brought by the Palestinians that could only be described as a violation of all principles of justice, history, and equality. Those who supported or abstained from this vote, nearly 170 countries, have sent a clear message to the world that they are morally unmoored.
In addition to affirming the International Court of Justice (ICJ)’s non-binding Advisory Opinion from July 19, 2024, which essentially rejected Israel’s historical and rightful connection to Judea and Samaria and parts of Jerusalem, the UN resolution adopts other stipulations that are downright nefarious.
In and of itself, the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion is appallingly distorted and ahistorical. And when the additional stipulations of the General Assembly’s resolution are included, all principles by which a moral society is guided are inverted and subverted.
By referring to the West Bank as “Occupied Palestinian Territory” and accusing Israel of violating the Palestinians’ right to sovereignty and self-determination, the ICJ and UN perpetuate a destructive, counter-factual, and ahistorical narrative that does nothing to advance peace. In fact, they promote the opposite.
The General Assembly resolution invoked UN Resolution 2334-2016, which disassociated Jews from their historical and religious connection to Israel by claiming Jerusalem, the Jewish Quarter, and other important Jewish geographical areas are “occupied,” furthering the false narrative that Palestinians are the rightful heirs of the disputed territories and that any Israeli presence anywhere in the disputed territories is unlawful.
It leaves out the fact that these areas came under Israeli control during a defensive war in 1967, in which numerous Arab states sought the destruction and eradication of Israel.
The resolution also leaves out that the Palestinian Authority has governed most of these areas since the signing of the Oslo Accords, despite violating those Accords on a frequent basis.
At no time in history has the West Bank been reserved for Palestinian people as the Palestinian territory. In fact, before 1967, this territory was fully controlled by Jordan. Israel, historically and legally, has ties — and arguably rights — to parts of the disputed territories. This resolution denies even that. It also denies that the presence of Israel in many of these territories is a matter that is set to be agreed upon by both Israel and the Palestinians under the Oslo Accords — not unilaterally by the United Nations.
The resolution then calls on all states to do what’s necessary to fulfill the “realization of the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,” including a boycott of Israel.
As far as Palestinian self-determination is concerned, for nearly 20 years Gaza had been fully sovereign, and the Palestinian people there have held complete self-determination to shape their future. October 7 should have been a clarion call to the world that the Palestinians failed spectacularly to orient their efforts to the construction of a state. Instead, Hamas created a terrorist industrial complex in pursuit of the destruction of Israel.
Furthermore, by passing this Resolution at a time when Hamas is still holding onto power in the Gaza Strip (and still holding approximately 100 Israeli hostages) gives both Hamas and the Palestinian Authority an incentive to continue their war against Israel, knowing the UN is on their side. (The Resolution contains no references to Hamas, Palestinian terrorism, or the hostages still held in Gaza).
By allowing this resolution to pass, the world is essentially elevating fiction above truth, promoting terrorism rather than dialogue, expediting folly over common sense, and subverting the very principles that fortified the free world in its battles against fascism and communism.
To allow this resolution to pass under any circumstance would simply be a violation of justice. To allow this resolution to pass while Israel is currently fighting for its existence against parties bringing this resolution is a travesty of morality.
Israel is a friend to all nations with which it has developed relationships. It’s the first on the scene in a disaster. It’s the first to share its advancements and technologies to those allies in need of assistance. What’s more, Israelis and Jews are known for their genius, passion, compassion, and morality, all of which have benefited the world for millennia.
Look at the pro-Hamas protests in the streets of American cities, and look at Jewish protests in support of Israel. At the former, you will often find calls for destruction, violence, and the eradication of an entire group of people. In the latter, you will find peaceful demonstrations that respect that right to life for all people.
This resolution sacrifices the promise of peace for the promise of instability, terrorism, and antisemitism. What a sham — and what a shame.
Mark Sachs is the founder of Orwell Grey Strategic Communications, co-author of the book, The Cancel Culture Curse, and is a long-time pro-Israel activist.
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IDF Denies Troops Fired on Civilians After Incidents of Settler Violence
Illustrative. Israeli troops during counterterrorism activity in Tulkarem, northwestern Samaria, September 2024. Photo: IDF.
i24 News – The IDF released a statement after an incident during which Israeli soldiers opened fire on Israeli civilians in the West Bank on Saturday night, denying that the trooped fired live ammunition.
This comes at the heels of arson incidents by settlers against Palestinian villages, with clashes breaking out. The IDF said that its soldiers had come under attack on Friday as they entered the area of Kafr Malik, the site of the disturbances, by Israeli civilians. “The undermining of the rule of law and the use of violence by a radical minority harm security and stability in the area.”
The IDF later said that “an initial investigation indicates that IDF forces did not fire live ammunition at Israeli civilians in the area. It should be clarified that the battalion commander’s force operating in the Baal Hatzor area of the Binyamin brigade did not fire live ammunition at all.” On the other hand, the civilians claimed this was false, posting a video that showed shell casings on the ground right next to where the troops were deployed.
Meanwhile, the police requested the remand of six individuals, two of whom are minors, to be extended in connection with the incident.
The IDF later said that, “in another area within the sector, stones were thrown at a military vehicle near the site of the clash by masked individuals from an ambush. The force responded with a warning shot of three bullets.” A possible connection “between this incident and the claim that an Israeli civilian was injured by live fire” is being investigated.
After the incidents late last week, the IDF issued an unusual directive for soldiers to exercise special vigilance and also prepare for scenarios involving nationalist incidents perpetrated by Israeli citizens. The directive was issued after a military vehicle was set on fire inside a Jewish settlement, the tires of an armored David vehicle were punctured, and a community policing caravan near the community of Beit El was also set on fire.
“The security establishment system is highly alert,” a security official told i24NEWS. “We are seeing an escalation on the ground – and if you cannot leave a military vehicle in a Jewish community without it being burned in the sector, it is a sign that the situation is dangerous.”
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Israel Orders Evacuations in Northern Gaza as Trump Calls for War to End
US President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony of Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 6, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kent Nishimura
The Israeli military ordered Palestinians to evacuate areas in northern Gaza on Sunday before intensified fighting against Hamas, as US President Donald Trump called for an end to the war amid renewed efforts to broker a ceasefire.
“Make the deal in Gaza, get the hostages back,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform early on Sunday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was due to hold talks later in the day on the progress of Israel’s offensive. A senior security official said the military will tell him the campaign is close to reaching its objectives, and warn that expanding fighting to new areas in Gaza may endanger the remaining Israeli hostages.
But in a statement posted on X and text messages sent to many residents, the military urged people in northern parts of the enclave to head south towards the Al-Mawasi area in Khan Younis, which Israel designated as a humanitarian area. Palestinian and U.N. officials say nowhere in Gaza is safe.
“The (Israeli) Defense Forces is operating with extreme force in these areas, and these military operations will escalate, intensify, and extend westward to the city center to destroy the capabilities of terrorist organizations,” the military said.
The evacuation order covered the Jabalia area and most Gaza City districts. Medics and residents said the Israeli army’s bombardments escalated in the early hours in Jabalia, destroying several houses and killing at least six people.
At Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, relatives arrived to pay their respects to white-shrouded bodies before they are buried.
“A month ago, they (Israel) told us to go to Al-Mawasi (in Khan Younis) and we stayed there for a month, it is a safe zone,” said Zeyad Abu Marouf. He said three of his children were killed and a fourth was wounded in the Israeli airstrike.
“We ask God and the Arabs to move and end this occupation and the injustice taking place against us,” Abu Marouf told Reuters.
NEW CEASEFIRE PUSH
The military escalation comes as Arab mediators, Egypt and Qatar, backed by the United States, begin a new ceasefire effort to halt the 20-month-old conflict and secure the release of Israeli and foreign hostages still being held by Hamas.
Interest in resolving the Gaza conflict has heightened following US and Israeli bombings of Iran’s nuclear facilities.
There has also been rising concern over how aid is being distributed to Gazans in the ruined enclave. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed over the past month in the vicinity of areas where food was being handed out, local hospitals and officials have said.
A Hamas official told Reuters the group had informed the mediators it was ready to resume ceasefire talks, but reaffirmed the group’s outstanding demands that any deal must end the war and secure an Israeli withdrawal from the coastal territory.
Hamas has said it is willing to free remaining hostages in Gaza, 20 of whom are believed to still be alive, only in a deal that will end the war. Israel says it can only end the war if Hamas is disarmed and dismantled. Hamas refuses to lay down its arms.
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Russia Launches Largest Drone Attack Yet Against Ukraine, Kills F-16 Pilot
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a joint press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 10, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
i24 News – Ukraine’s Air Force said that Russia launched 537 drones and missiles against targets throughout Ukraine overnight between Saturday and Sunday, in what what described as the largest attack of the war.
Poland activated aerial defenses and scrambled jets as the six-hour onslaught continued. One Ukrainian F-16 pilot was killed as Kyiv attempted to intercept the missiles and drones, with 475 shot down.
“Tragically, while repelling the attack, our F-16 pilot, Maksym Ustymenko, died. Today, he destroyed seven aerial targets,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
“Ustymenko did everything possible, but his jet was damaged and started losing altitude,” the air force said, as quoted in Politico. “He died like a hero!”
The cities of Cherkasy, Lviv, Poltava, Kharkiv, Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Kyiv were targeted.
The Russia attack came after Ukraine attacked the Kirovske airfield in the Crimean Peninsula, targeting air defenses, drones, and even destroying several helicopters and an air defense system.
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