The General Assembly adopts a resolution on “Protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations” during the 45th plenary meeting of the resumed 10th Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly on “Illegal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel (Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel led thousands in a march in Havana on Thursday in support of Palestine. They marched along the capital city’s famous Malecón seawall in front of the U.S. Embassy calling
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III during a press conference at NATO headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 14, 2023. (Credit: DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin spoke with
Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir (Wikipedia) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – A controversial visit by Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, to a sensitive holy site in Jerusalem, has sparked international condemnation. The United
(Photo by Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) Press briefing of the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel. Ms. Navanethem Pillay (Chair), along with members, Mr. Miloon Kothari and Mr. Chris Sidoti addressed reporters
Former Consulate General of the United States in Jerusalem was shut down by ex-President Donald Trump in 2019. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – The U.S. remains “committed” to reopening a consulate in Jerusalem that was shuttered by former president Trump
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Tunisian Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi on Israel-Palestine, Gaza conflict May 17, 2021. (Credit: U.S. Department of State) DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke by telephone with Tunisian Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi Monday.
United Nations Security Council chamber at UN world headquarters in New York City, NY By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The UN Security Council is set to debate the Israeli-Palestine issue Sunday as the death toll rose to 119 in
The Pentagon, headquarters of the US Department of Defense, Arlington, VA (credit Wikipedia) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – Some 120 Defense Department personnel were evacuated from Israel on Thursday as deadly violence between the Israeli military and Hamas rages on,
(Photo credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) UN Secretary-General António Guterres By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – UN Secretary-General António Guterres is “particularly appalled that children continue to be victims of violence” in the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said