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Israel is undermining the two-state solution, Denmark's foreign minister says

European Union foreign ministers have urged the United States to reconsider its decision not to allow Palestinian officials to take part in the UN General Assembly in New York.

Denmarks Foreign Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen and EU High Representative of Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas during a Press conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, Saturday August 30, 2025
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, US, September 26, 2024

US decision to revoke Palestinian visas contradicts int'l law, Mahmoud Abbas says

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during an interview in Tehran, Iran, August 28, 2025.

Iran 'not afraid of war' as Israel, US look to divide and destroy, Pezeshkian says

DEMONSTRATING FOR Israel in front of Houses of Parliament, London; UK Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis addresses them off camera.

Why the promise of a two-state solution empowers terrorism - opinion


US withdraws from key UN human rights report, draws criticism from rights advocates

Experts say that the US's decision to withdraw from a UN review of its human rights record is a worrying sign for Washington.

 The flag alley at the United Nations European headquarters is seen during the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, September 11, 2023.

US blocks Palestinian officials from attending UN General Assembly, denies visas

A State Department official said Abbas and about 80 other Palestinians would be affected by the decision to deny and revoke visas from members of the umbrella PLO and the PA.

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a leadership meeting in Ramallah, in the West Bank, April 23, 2025

Large rise in number of people executed in Iran, says UN

One hundred people were executed in July, more than double the number of people executed in July of last year, according to the Office for the High Commissioner of Human Rights.

A man wears a noose around his neck as supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran gather to protest against the death penalty in their home country and for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to be declared a "terrorist organization," in Berlin, Germany, November 14, 2024.

UNSC unanimously calls to disband UN peacekeepers in Lebanon after a year

The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), established in 1978, will withdraw from Lebanon's southern border with Israel on December 31, 2026.

 A UNIFIL automobile drives before a vehicle carrying the body of Irish soldier Sean Rooney who was killed on a UN peacekeeping Patrol, as it heads to Beirut airport to be repatriated, in Sidon, Lebanon December 18, 2022.

The world should 'chip in with Taiwan' for global peace, prosperity - opinion

Taiwan’s economic strength and commitment to democracy make it a key global partner in the fight for peace and stability.

Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung.

Jonathan Harounoff on Iran, Israel, and his new book "Unveiled"

Jonathan Harounoff, International spokesperson for Israel at the UN, delves into his new book and discusses his role at the Israeli Mission to the UN.

JPost sits down with Jonathan Harounoff.

Hundreds of UN staff pressure rights chief to call Gaza a genocide, letter shows

The appeal was backed by around a quarter of the OHCHR's 2,000 person global staff.

Palestinians run towards airdropped aid packages, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, August 19, 2025

Israeli strikes in Syria continue into third day, sparking regional condemnations - analysis

The Kingdom of Jordan said that it had condemned, “in the strongest terms, the repeated Israeli violations and its infiltration into Syrian territory."

 Smoke rises after strikes on Syria's defense ministry in Damascus, according to Al Jazeera TV, in Damascus, Syria July 16, 2025.

Tune into today's top stories: Israeli troops land in Syria, UN votes to end UNIFIL

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise.

UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) vehicles ride along a street in Marjaayoun, Southern Lebanon January 20, 2025.

UN to vote on ending UNIFIL, making Lebanese gov't sole security provider

UN Security Council to vote Thursday on ending UNIFIL by Dec. 2026, with a one-year withdrawal. Israel and the US say the force failed to curb Hezbollah aggression.

A United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) vehicle drives as residents who were displaced because of the hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel return to the Lebanese village of Khiam, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon, January 23, 2025.

WATCH: Reporters demand answers over hospital strike after ex-hostage shares harrowing testimony

Gritzwesky described her experience being held in Gaza's underground tunnels, with little light and food. 

Hamas captivity survivor and partner of hostage Matan Zangauker, Ilana Gritzewsky at the United Nations Security Council, August 27, 2025.