WJC News Update – US and Israel threaten to cut UN funding over settlements “blacklist”

2017. szeptember 1 06:43

WJC News Update – US and Israel threaten to cut UN funding over settlements “blacklist”

 

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Small blog blcklist US and Israel threaten to cut UN funding over settlements “blacklist”“This is the time to make it clear to the UN that if a blacklist is published of companies operating in Judea and Samaria, Israel will completely cease its financing to the UN and significantly reduce the entry of its representatives to Israel,” the Times of Israel reported Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan as saying.
Small blog wise Bringing Jewish History To Life: The World Jewish Congress 1936-2016 – Jews WeekThe WJC has been intrinsically involved in most of the dramatic events that have defined Jewish history over the course of the past 80 years, from the darkest hours of the Shoah to the fulfillment of the Zionist dream.
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