American Herald Tribune|Don Liebich: The adoption by the UN Security Council on December 23, 2016, of Resolution 2334 addressing the situation in Israel and Palestine was, as a symbolic gesture, a game-changing and groundbreaking event. The resolution passed by a vote of 14-0, with the United States abstaining. The U.S. abstention was a break with ...

American Herald Tribune|Lawrence Davidson: Part I - Netanyahu Repudiates International Law Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threw a temper tantrum (24 December 2016) after the U.S. failed to veto United Nations Security Council Resolution 2234 condemning Zionist settlements on Palestinian territory. Netanyahu called the resolution shameful....

Iran Review|Mohammad Khajouei: The year 2016 was a time for political wonders. This was the year when Britain left the European Union through a national referendum; the government of Colombia and FARC guerrillas reached a peace deal after many years of bitter conflict; Donald Trump won presidential election in the United States; Russian ambassador ...

Press TV- The US House of Representatives will vote Thursday on a draft resolution condemning the recent UN Security Council rebuke of Israels illegal settlement activities on the occupiedPalestinianterritories. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce made the announcement late Monday, saying ...

Press TV- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has welcomed a recent landmark UN resolution against illegal Israelisettlements, saying a sovereign Palestinian state will materialize this year. Abbas made the remarks in an address to a ceremony marking the 52nd anniversary of the establishment of the Palestinian Fatah movement in the West Bank ...

Press TV- Republican lawmakers in both chambers of the US Congress are launching a motion to formally disapprove the recent United Nations Security Council resolution that condemned "illegal" Israeli settlements on the occupied Palestinian territories. The move highlights the Zionist lobbys powerful influence on Capitol Hill and is a reminder of ...

Tasnim The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) spokesman reminded the Tel Aviv regime of a certain defeat it will have to suffer in a war that may break out as a result of pressing ahead with illegal settlement construction in Palestine, saying it will result in Israels annihilation. Speaking at a meeting in Irans northwestern city of Oroumiyeh ...

Press TV- Israeli officialshave reportedly scrapped plans to build hundreds more illegal settler units on the occupied Palestinian territory, which would amount to a clear violation of the recent UN Security Council resolution demanding a halt to the regimes land grab policy. Hanan Rubin, with the Jerusalem al-Quds Local Planning and Building ...

AP-- Donald Trump is questioning the effectiveness of the United Nations, saying it's just a club for people to "have a good time," after the U.N. Security Council voted last week to condemn Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, The president-elect wrote Monday on Twitter that the U.N. has "such great potential," but it has become ...

MNA Irans envoy to Kuala Lumpur, Marzieh Afkham, has said UNSC resolution is a sign of growing support of the world for the oppressed people of Palestine. The recent resolution of the UNSC against Israeli settlements prove the unanimous support of the world for Palestine, said Marzieh Afkham, the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Malaysia ...

Tasnim A senior Lebanese analyst said the Zionist regime of Israel understands only the language of force, adding that Tel Aviv has never abided by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions and that will also be the case with a recent resolution against Israeli settlements. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Hisham Jaber, the director ...

Press TV- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly called off a meeting with his British counterpart Theresa May after the UKs vote in favor of a recent UN measure against the illegal Israeli settlements. May and Netanyahu were slated to meet on the sidelines of the annual World Economic Forum summit in the Swiss city of Davos,...

The Hill- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday summoned the U.S. ambassador to his country, as he increases attacks on the U.S. for not blocking a critical United Nations resolution. Netanyahu has summoned Dan Shapiro, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, CNN reported. Netanyahu has harshly criticized the Obama administration for allowing ...

MNA Iranian diplomat Amir-Abdollahian said unified support of Islamic countries for UNSC Resolution against Zionist regime was the smallest step to be taken. In his personal account on Telegram, the Iranian Parliament Deputy General for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said the time was ripe for Organization of Islamic Cooperation ...

Iran Front Page- The United Nations Security Council Resolution against the Zionist regime of Israel and the reactions to the historic Resolution remained a top story today. Newspapers also continued covering the reactions to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarifs remarks in a closed session in Parliament, which were disclosed by a conservative ...

December 25, The Iran Project Irans consultations during the nuclear deal created a favorable atmosphere forUN Security Council (UNSC)resolution on Israeli settlements, said an Iranian parliamentarian, stressing the role of Iran on issuing anti-Israel UN resolution. Speaking to a reporter on Sunday, Jalil Rahimi Jahan Abadi, an Iranian lawmaker ...

Alwaght- In a historical move, the UN Security Council on Friday has voted in favor of a resolution demanding the halt of settlement activity by the Israeli regime on occupied Palestinian territory with the United States conspicuously abstaining. The resolution was presented at the 15-member council for a vote on Friday by New Zealand, Malaysia,...

Iran Front Page- Almost all newspapers on Sunday highlighted the United Nations Security Councils Resolution against Israeli settlements, which was passed after US refused to veto it. The remarks allegedly made by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a recent closed parliamentary session also remained a top story today. A conservative ...