OPINION June 19, 2018 Trump's wise to quit the UN Human Rights Council -- It's an oxymoron not worthy of our respect or support President Trump has rightly decided to terminate U.S. membership on what U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday called the “misnamed” U.N. “Human Rights” council.
POLITICS October 24, 2017 Protect American business from blackmail – Congress, pass the Israel Anti-Boycott Act The U.N. Human Rights Council and the U.N.’s human rights chief are threatening companies in the U.S. and around the world for doing business with Israel.
POLITICS October 12, 2017 Harvey Weinstein is an embarrassment -- for Jews, for men, for Democrats, for Hollywood, for humankind The fact is that Harvey Weinstein embarrasses Jews. He’s also an embarrassment for men, for Democrats, for Hollywood, for his family, for his business – and for humankind.
UNITED NATIONS September 19, 2017 Making America feeble again: Mr. Trump, don't take the bait on ‘UN reform’ It’s an old UN game trotted out whenever Americans get fed up with throwing money down the UN drain or paying for a global platform used to trash the USA’s bests interests and spew antisemitism.
Iran September 19, 2017 Trump must confront Iran (not just North Korea) as he tackles the nuclear threat Though North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is grabbing headlines, the nuclear weapons evil facing the United States has multiple horns – and available responses.
UNITED NATIONS June 5, 2017 Nikki Haley's challenge: UN meddling in our election and UN 'human rights' American UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has decided to wade into the shark-infested waters of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva this week.
OPINION May 23, 2017 Germany's roguish stand against US, Israel must be stopped Israel and the Trump administration have a German problem, ironically manifesting itself on Israel’s 69th birthday. Just as President Trump’s emissaries and his UN Ambassador Nikki Haley are rightly insisting that Israel-bashing at the UN cease, Germany is moving in the opposite direction.
Opinion May 17, 2017 What Americans expect from Obama in 2014 -- commitment to democracy, human rights, rule of law, allies' security 2013 might be called the year of the shape-shifter. President Obama, the leader of the free world, cozied up to Iran, the leading state sponsor of terrorism. Saudi Arabia poured billions into fighting Islamic terrorists in Lebanon and Egypt. Egypt banned Muslim radicals from government. So what does this confusing scene tell us about 2014? Do our expectations need fixing?
Human Rights March 24, 2017 Say what?! UN Human Rights Council declares Israel world's No. 1 human rights violator According to the UN’s top human rights body, Israel is the worst human rights violator in the world today.
OPINION December 23, 2016 Diplomatic terrorism at the UN, courtesy President Obama The vicious condemnation of Israel at the UN Security Council on December 23, 2016 is a watershed moment in U.S.-UN relations – albeit not as President Obama hoped. Following the vote of fourteen in favor and one American abstention, Palestinian representative Riyadh Mansour and American Ambassador Samantha Power exchanged a telling handshake. Evidently, President Obama believes that he has put one over on Israel, Prime Minister Netanyahu and the incoming Trump administration. But here’s another possibility: treachery at the UN will not be cost free.
