Results for “United Nations Special Committee on Palestine”

…eas the situation of the Arabs under Israeli occupation (or indeed, in Israel itself) is virtually a taboo topic in the United States.” The Zionism-racism resolution was ultimately rescinded in 1991 by a vote of the General Assembly, but it continued to animate U.N. actions, esp...

…ons of personal jurisdiction into the international field’” Asahi Metal Indus. 480 U.S. at 115, 107 8.Ct. 1026 (quoting United States v. First Nat'l City Bank, 379 U.S. 378, 404, 85 S8.Ct. 528, 138 L.Ed.2d 365 (1965) (Har- lan, J., dissenting)). “[T]he unique bur- dens placed upo...

… longer fund the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA) because it is an "irredeemably flawed operation." Historically, the United States was the organization's biggest funder — in 2017, the U.S. covered nearly one-third of the agency's budget of $1.1 billion. Angered by the Palestin...

…. See R.3916 (“By virtue of their participation in the conspiracy to commit acts of international terrorism against the United States, its nationals and allies, including the September 11th Attack, the defendants negligently, intentionally, recklessly, willfully and wantonly brea...

… longer fund the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA) because it is an "irredeemably flawed operation." Historically, the United States was the organization's biggest funder — in 2017, the U.S. covered nearly one-third of the agency's budget of $1.1 billion. Angered by the Palestin...

… on the basis that groups that they are alleged to have supported were not designated as terrorist organizations by the United States government. See Bown I, 291 F.3d at 1002 (noting Hamas was designated a terrorist organization by President Clinton in 1995 and by the Sec- retary...

…help, which I was pleased to give. Eventually, he was cleared of all charges and continued to practice law in the newly united Germany. Human rights in Israel A human rights case that surely tested my commitment to universal rights involved an Arab-Israeli who was accused by Is...

…y activities be carried out “in accordance with the principles on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China (ARGS A B32 Xe M),” because this seemed to be a reference to the One China Principle, which might be...

…tures Trading Commission (CFTC): The CFTC is the federal regulator of U.S. commodity futures and options markets in the United States. It administers and enforces the federal futures and options laws as set forth in the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and the accompanying regulation...

… Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278e) iler’s Information Last Name _ Ag Trump — . f | President of the United States of America i. Other Federal Government Positions Held During the Preceding 12 Months: N/A Name of Congressional Committee Considering Nomination...

…mpaign contributions and the cultivation of relationships with former senior officials. Individuals with strong ties to United Front organizations have donated several million dollars, primarily to the National Party. One such individual, who donated $112,000 to the National Part...

… PM To: Weingarten, Reid Subject: In taking his case to Washington, Mr. Aliyev has variously sought safe passage to the United States, help in recovering $2 billion that relatives claimed they lost from seized businesses, or at least the satisfaction of embarrassing Mr. Nazarbaye...

…Beloof, Cassell & Twist, supra note 6, at 625-90 (discussing three types of victim impact information). 399 See, e.g., United States v. Wilson, 350 F. Supp. 2d 910,925 (D. Utah 2005) (giving "heavy weight" to the Guidelines' recommendation). 400 See United States v. Wilson, 355...

…enior government officials routinely take positions with Chinese companies. This pattern appears less pronounced in the United States. A prominent exception is the law firm Dentons, which merged with the Chinese law firm Dacheng in 2015°° and employs numerous former government of...

…reat posed by Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda specifically, and served on a joint information-sharing com- mittee with the United States beginning in 1997. fd. 196, 10. He states that all of his interactions with Osama bin Laden and the Taliban were part of his official func- 349 F...