US Politics in Trump era Public date: 02.10.2020 20:59:01

Publisher: Democracy Now!

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19 Nov 2019

U.N. Condemns U.S. for World’s Highest Rate of Children in Detention

The United Nations has condemned the United States for having the world’s highest rate of children in detention. The U.N. experts particularly condemned the Trump administration’s policy of forcibly separating children from their parents at the border and then detaining children away from their parents or family members.
The United Nations has condemned the United States for having the world’s highest rate of children in detention. The...
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extreme measures, human rights, immigration policy, trump agenda, united nations
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Publisher: The Intercept

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19 Sep 2018

Trump Administration Plans U.N. Meeting to Ramp Up the International Drug War

The Trump administration will open a week of high-level meetings at the United Nations General Assembly in New York with a drug policy event featuring President Donald Trump. Invites to the event are being doled out only to those countries that have signed on to a controversial, nonnegotiable action plan, according to documents obtained by The Intercept — among them the countries with the world’s most draconian drug laws.
The Trump administration will open a week of high-level meetings at the United Nations General Assembly in New...
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competence, diplomacy, foreign policy, trump agenda, united nations
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Publisher: The Guardian

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20 Jun 2018

US quits UN human rights council – ‘a cesspool of political bias’

The US is withdrawing from the United Nations human rights council, the Trump administration announced on Tuesday,  calling it a “cesspool of political bias” that targets Israel in  particular while ignoring atrocities in other countries.
The US is withdrawing from the United Nations human rights council, the Trump administration announced...
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Publisher: NYTimes

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21 Dec 2017

Trump Threatens to End American Aid: ‘We’re Watching Those Votes’ at the U.N.

President Trump issued a threat on Wednesday to cut off American aid to any country that votes for a resolution at the United Nations condemning  his recent decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
President Trump issued a threat on Wednesday to cut off American aid to any country that votes for a...
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foreign policy, israel, jerusalem, trump agenda, united nations
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Publisher: The Intercept

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21 Sep 2017

Donald Trump Used the United Nations to Threaten a Massive Violation of International Law

The United States has never cared much about international  law. But most U.S. presidents had at least made an effort to pretend that they  did. Based on President Donald Trump’s speech Tuesday to the United Nations General Assembly, this is yet another American tradition that he’s discarding. Trump’s overturning of this American norm came during his blusterous threats against North Korea:
The United States has never cared much about international  law. But most U.S. presidents had at...
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competence, donald trump, extreme measures, governance, north korea, trump agenda, united nations, warmongering
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Publisher: Washington Post

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7 Jun 2017

U.S. says it may pull out of U.N. human rights body, citing member abuses, treatment of Israel

The Trump administration warned Tuesday that the United States could pull out of the U.N. Human Rights Council unless the body ends what  Washington calls the whitewashing of dictators’ abuses and unfair attacks on Israel. President Trump’s U.N. ambassador, Nikki Haley, delivered the ultimatum in an unusual address in Geneva to the 47-member body.
The Trump administration warned Tuesday that the United States could pull out...
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foreign policy, israel, trump agenda, united nations
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Publisher: NYTimes

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29 Dec 2016

Kerry Rebukes Israel, Calling Settlements a Threat to Peace

Secretary of State John Kerry warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Wednesday that the Israeli government was undermining any hope of a two-state solution to its decades-long conflict with the Palestinians, and said that the American vote in the United Nations last week was  driven by an effort to save Israel from “the most extreme elements” in its own government.
Secretary of State John Kerry warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Wednesday that the...
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israel, palestinians, state department, united nations
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Publisher: +972 Magazine

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26 Dec 2016

There’s nothing ‘pro-Israel’ about the UNSC vote — and that’s a good thing

This author argues a couple of important points. Number one it points out the state of mind of the Israeli public arguing the resolution in terms of whats good for Israel and not whats good for the Palestinians. It also says that Palestinians are a boon to the Israeli economy because of cheap labor and the fact that occupation has been part of the Israeli mindset from the beginning
This author argues a couple of important points. Number one it points out the state of mind of the Israeli public...
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Publisher: The Guardian

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25 Dec 2016

Israel rejects ‘shameful’ UN resolution amid criticism of Netanyahu

According to this report the resolution passed by the UN has significant remifications and paves the way for future sanctions against the occupied territories in Israel. Israel has reacted sharply by recalling ambassadors from 2 of the sates that voted against Israel.
According to this report the resolution passed by the UN has significant remifications and paves the way for future...
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Publisher: The Intercept

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24 Dec 2016

Obama Allows Toothless UN Resolution Against Israeli Settlements to Pass

The article states that Obama has done more to shield Israel than any other of his predecessors. During the George W Bush years 6 of these resolutions passed UN resolutions. Additionally this resolution doesn't call for any sanctions to enforce this illigal activity.
The article states that Obama has done more to shield Israel than any other of his predecessors. During the George W...
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Publisher: NYTimes

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23 Dec 2016

Trump Pressures Obama Over U.N. Resolution on Israeli Settlements

Mr. Trump’s forceful insertion into the matter reflected an unusual public split between incoming and outgoing presidents and underscored the stark shift on Middle East policy ahead. Despite the interference by Trump, President Obama allowed the UN resolution to pass
Mr. Trump’s forceful insertion into the matter reflected an unusual public split between incoming and outgoing...
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donald trump, israel, obama, trump agenda, united nations
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Publisher: NYTimes

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10 Apr 2016

Israel’s Unsung Protector: Obama

Of the last nine presidents, Obama is the only one who has completely shielded Israel from Security Council resolutions. Lindon Johnson passed 7 resolutions against Israel in the UN, Nixon 15, Ford 2, Carter 4, Ronald Regan 21, George H.W Bush 9, Bill Clinton 3, George Bush 6
Of the last nine presidents, Obama is the only one who has completely shielded Israel from Security Council resolutions....
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