Australian academic recently jailed in Tehran expresses befuddlement as Tehran joins Commission on the Status of Women; UN Watch group says 4 Western democracies backed move

Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi thanks states that did 'not lend a hand to this circus'; four motions condemning Israel adopted with support from European powers

France, Germany, Netherlands and Italy join majority in support of UNHRC motion criticizing the Jewish state; Bahrain absent from vote

General Assembly adopted 2 resolutions singling out Jewish state for censure this week; watchdog decries 'surreal torrent of one-sided resolutions'

UN Watch slams global health agency for holding 4-hour session on the Jewish state 'at the expense of focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic'

Jerusalem's new ambassador to Turtle Bay, Gilad Erdan, promises not to 'allow business as usual anymore'; new normalization partners UAE, Bahrain and Sudan vote to condemn Israel

General Assembly OKs series of measures critical of Israel, but none singling out any other state; monitor group slams 'torrent of one-sided resolutions'

After decade of voting no, Ottawa now wants to reiterate commitment to two-state solution and 'equal rights and self-determination of all peoples'; Israel 'very disappointed'

UN Watch's Hillel Neuer hails first time world body’s spotlight is 'officially placed on Palestinian racism, discrimination and anti-Semitism'