The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/geneva/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:00:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Geneva | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/geneva/ 32 32 Oct. 7 survivor tells UN to ‘stop blaming us’ for war, focus on harm to Israeli kids https://www.timesofisrael.com/oct-7-survivor-tells-un-to-stop-blaming-us-for-war-focus-on-blow-to-israeli-kids/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 18:07:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3368838 Sabine Taasa, whose husband and son were murdered in Hamas onslaught, describes horrors of massacre to children's rights panel, urges it to focus on Israeli youth, not just Gazan

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]]> Israeli, Palestinian teens meet in Geneva to talk prospects for peace after Oct. 7 https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-palestinian-teens-meet-in-geneva-to-talk-prospects-for-peace-after-oct-7/ Sat, 27 Jul 2024 03:29:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3340760 Coexistence organizations have been devastated since the Hamas massacre, but teenage delegation of the Jerusalem Peacebuilders Program insists war won't solve conflict

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]]> Red Cross ‘cannot force its way in’ to see hostages, but critics say it could do more https://www.timesofisrael.com/red-cross-cannot-force-its-way-in-to-see-hostages-but-critics-say-it-could-do-more/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 21:33:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3158178 ICRC says it can't visit Gaza hostages unless Hamas allows it to do so, but government and families say it could exert more diplomatic pressure, including with Egypt and Qatar

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]]> Red Cross chief to meet families of hostages held by Hamas https://www.timesofisrael.com/red-cross-chief-to-meet-families-of-hostages-held-by-hamas/ Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:02:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3153240 Mirjana Spoljaric says advocating for captives' release a 'key priority;' ICRC has spoken to terror group about freeing prisoners; foreign minister Cohen to attend Geneva meeting

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]]> Families of Israelis held in Gaza visit Geneva, seeking help from UN, Red Cross https://www.timesofisrael.com/families-of-israelis-held-in-gaza-visit-geneva-seeking-help-from-un-red-cross/ Thu, 06 Jul 2023 05:22:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3046948 Relatives meet with UN human rights chief Volker Turk, and vice-president of the International Committee of the Red Cross Gilles Carbonnier

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]]> Israeli diamond magnate appeals corruption conviction in Switzerland https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-diamond-magnate-appeals-corruption-conviction-in-switzerland/ Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:51:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2826250 Lawyers ask court to throw out testimony from a former first lady of Guinea that contributed to his 5-year sentence for corruption, noting they were unable to question her

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]]> Russian diplomat at UN resigns, slams Moscow’s ‘aggressive war’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/russian-diplomat-at-un-resigns-slams-moscows-aggressive-war/ Mon, 23 May 2022 15:14:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2768135 In scathing letter to Russia's diplomatic mission in Geneva, veteran consul Boris Bondarev says he's never 'been so ashamed of my country'

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]]> Tightening grip on power, Sudanese general taps himself to head governing body https://www.timesofisrael.com/tightening-grip-on-power-sudanese-general-taps-himself-to-head-governing-body/ Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:06:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2647995&preview=true&preview_id=2647995 Post-coup transitional council includes former parliamentarian Abou al-Qassem Bortoum, a prominent supporter of normalization with Israel

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]]> UN human rights body holds urgent session to discuss Sudan’s coup https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-human-rights-body-holds-urgent-session-to-discuss-sudans-coup/ Fri, 05 Nov 2021 12:55:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2644628 'The actions of the Sudanese military are a betrayal of the Sudanese revolution,' says British envoy in Geneva

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]]> Abraham Accords partners issue joint UN human rights statement on women, peace https://www.timesofisrael.com/abraham-accords-partners-issue-joint-un-human-rights-statement-on-women-peace/ Wed, 22 Sep 2021 12:02:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2620039 In first such initiative, Israel joins with Bahrain, UAE and Morocco for statement at meeting of international body's Human Rights Council in Geneva

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]]> Diamond magnate accused of ‘telling tall tales’ at Swiss graft trial https://www.timesofisrael.com/diamond-magnate-accused-of-telling-tall-tales-at-swiss-graft-trial/ Wed, 13 Jan 2021 10:31:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2467794 Beny Steinmetz insists he never ordered bribes be paid to wife of late Guinean leader to secure mining contracts, claims he was only an adviser at company that bears his name

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]]> Israeli diamond magnate’s Guinea graft trial begins in Geneva https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-diamond-magnates-guinea-graft-trial-to-begin-in-geneva/ Mon, 11 Jan 2021 06:41:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2466166 Beny Steinmetz arrives in Switzerland to face charges and up to 10 years in prison over alleged bribes to secure mining contract; lawyer: 'We will plead his innocence'

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]]> Israeli diamond tycoon will attend Guinea graft trial in Geneva, says lawyer https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-diamond-tycoon-will-attend-guinea-graft-trial-in-geneva-says-lawyer/ Sun, 06 Dec 2020 11:10:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2443111 Beny Steinmetz's attorney insists his client 'never paid a cent' to a wife of African nation's late president to secure mining contract

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]]> US says it is dedicated to ‘multilateralism’ despite leaving UN rights council https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-says-dedicated-to-multilateralism-despite-leaving-un-rights-council/ Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:52:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1875984&preview=true&preview_id=1875984 Geneva envoy stresses Washington is 'engaged across the board in international organizations'

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]]> UN rights council scorecard: 5 Israel resolutions, Syria 2 https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-rights-council-scorecard-5-israel-resolutions-syria-2/ Sat, 24 Mar 2018 03:36:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1816471 US Ambassador Nikki Haley: 'When Human Rights Council treats Israel worse than North Korea, Iran and Syria, it is the council itself that is foolish and unworthy of its name'

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