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May 3, 2013
3:55 am

An Israel Aerospace Industries' Harpy drone (photo credit: CC BY Wikipedia)

Israeli killer robots could be banned under UN proposal

Israel Aerospace Industries’ Harpy drone, designed to automatically destroy radar emitters, among examples on new report

By Peter James Spielmann

April 19, 2013
5:22 am

The United Nations Security Council (photo credit: AP/Seth Wenig)

Security Council condemns human rights violations in Syria

UN humanitarian affairs chief says children are starving to death, while Syrian ambassador asserts only the government can protect its citizens

By Peter James Spielmann

January 30, 2013
4:51 am

Lakhdar Brahimi, Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, answers questions at the UN headquarters on November 29, 2012. (photo credit: AP/Richard Drew)

‘Syria is being destroyed bit by bit,’ says UN envoy

Lakhdar Brahimi says he’s not a quitter, urges UN Security Council to overcome divisions and work together to find solutions

By Peter James Spielmann

December 4, 2012
5:52 am

Then-US president George W. Bush welcomes then-prime minister Ehud Olmert to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington in May of 2006. (photo credit: Avi Ohayon/GPO/Flash90)

Israel must work with US, EU on Iran nuke threat, former premier says

‘When the time comes, everything that needs to be done, will be done — in a decisive way,’ says Olmert

By Peter James Spielmann

November 29, 2012
10:31 pm

Supporters of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas wave Fatah movement flags during a rally in Gaza City on November 29 (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Palestinians will get UN upgrade but true powers remain elusive

What unfolds will depend on how hard Palestinians want to pursue membership in various agencies, and who will support them

By Peter James Spielmann

November 20, 2012
8:26 am

Politics stymie UN Security Council on Gaza

Moroccan-sponsored press statement shot down as being one-sided, Russia brings counter proposal

By Peter James Spielmann

October 12, 2012
1:40 am

UN report raps Iran for ‘systemic’ rights violations

Islamic Republic continues to stone people to death, detains more journalists than any other nation

By Peter James Spielmann

August 3, 2012
11:44 am

The UN General Assembly (photo credit: CC BY linh.m.do, Flickr)

UN set to vote on watered down Syria resolution

UN peacekeeping chief on Aleppo: ‘We have reason to believe that the main battle is about to start’

By Peter James Spielmann

August 1, 2012
8:51 pm

UN to call for Assad’s resignation

Symbolic resolution in the General Assembly set to be voted upon on Thursday

By Peter James Spielmann

July 30, 2012
10:38 pm

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Ban Ki-moon calls out Syria, warns against chemical weapons

UN leader says sectarian civil war would gravely imperil Syrian neighbors Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel

By Peter James Spielmann

The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Writer: Peter James Spielmann

Israeli killer robots could be banned under UN proposal

Israel Aerospace Industries’ Harpy drone, designed to automatically destroy radar emitters, among examples on new report

Security Council condemns human rights violations in Syria

UN humanitarian affairs chief says children are starving to death, while Syrian ambassador asserts only the government can protect its citizens

‘Syria is being destroyed bit by bit,’ says UN envoy

Lakhdar Brahimi says he’s not a quitter, urges UN Security Council to overcome divisions and work together to find solutions

Israel must work with US, EU on Iran nuke threat, former premier says

‘When the time comes, everything that needs to be done, will be done — in a decisive way,’ says Olmert

Palestinians will get UN upgrade but true powers remain elusive

What unfolds will depend on how hard Palestinians want to pursue membership in various agencies, and who will support them

Politics stymie UN Security Council on Gaza

Moroccan-sponsored press statement shot down as being one-sided, Russia brings counter proposal

UN report raps Iran for ‘systemic’ rights violations

Islamic Republic continues to stone people to death, detains more journalists than any other nation

UN set to vote on watered down Syria resolution

UN peacekeeping chief on Aleppo: ‘We have reason to believe that the main battle is about to start’

UN to call for Assad’s resignation

Symbolic resolution in the General Assembly set to be voted upon on Thursday

Ban Ki-moon calls out Syria, warns against chemical weapons

UN leader says sectarian civil war would gravely imperil Syrian neighbors Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel

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