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| U.N. General Assembly Updates: Israelis and Palestinians to Address Meeting | U.N. General Assembly Updates: Israelis and Palestinians to Address Meeting |
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| Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, a short time after his counterpart, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, spoke in front of world leaders. | |
| Their speeches come a day after President Trump said he hoped to announce the framework for a peace deal in the coming months. | |
| Earlier this week, Mr. Trump largely overshadowed the other heads of state who gathered for the 73rd assembly, first drawing laughter from a roomful of foreign leaders and then surprising many when he accused China of interfering in the midterm elections. | Earlier this week, Mr. Trump largely overshadowed the other heads of state who gathered for the 73rd assembly, first drawing laughter from a roomful of foreign leaders and then surprising many when he accused China of interfering in the midterm elections. |
| Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that the world was at “the dawn of a new day” in confronting the threat posed by North Korea’s weapons programs. But he warned that sanctions against the country must continue for now. | |
| Addressing the United Nations Security Council, Mr. Pompeo said that Mr. Trump’s summit meeting in Singapore with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, in June had laid the groundwork for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. | |
| But he told the Council that until that process is complete, the world must abide by the economic sanctions on Pyongyang. | |
| “We must not forget what’s brought us this far: the historic international pressure campaign that this Council has made possible through the sanctions that it imposed,” he said. | |
| Mr. Pompeo met on Wednesday with his North Korean counterpart, Ri Yong-ho, and will travel to Pyongyang next month in part to set the stage for a second summit meeting between Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim. | |
| While North Korea has halted its public tests of nuclear bombs and ballistic missiles, intelligence indicates that it has shown no slackening in its pace in building such weapons. — GARDINER HARRIS | |
| As speeches from world leaders proceeded at the General Assembly in New York on Thursday, the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva voted to establish a mechanism for gathering and preserving evidence of war crimes against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. | |
| The move is seen by some legal experts as an important step toward accountability and justice for the Rohingya. | The move is seen by some legal experts as an important step toward accountability and justice for the Rohingya. |
| Last year, Myanmar’s military began a broad campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya — a minority ethnic group in Myanmar’s Rakhine State — burning villages, killing thousands and forcing hundreds of thousands to flee to Bangladesh. | |
| While international lawmakers welcomed Thursday’s development, many see it as a starting point and urged action in the International Criminal Court. | |
| “The creation of this evidence gathering mechanism is a welcome concrete step towards justice,” Matt Pollard, a senior legal adviser for the International Commission of Jurists, said in a statement after the vote. | |
| “But this is a stopgap measure, effectively creating a prosecutor without a court, that only underscores the urgent need for the Security Council to refer the entire situation to the International Criminal Court, which was created for precisely such circumstances.” — MEGAN SPECIA | |
| During his opening remarks at the Security Council on Wednesday, Mr. Trump accused China of trying to meddle in this November’s United States elections. | |
| “Regrettably, we found that China is attempting to interfere in our upcoming 2018 election, coming up in November, against my administration,” Mr. Trump said. “They do not want me, or us, to win, because I am the first president ever to challenge China on trade. And we are winning on trade, we are winning at every level.” | “Regrettably, we found that China is attempting to interfere in our upcoming 2018 election, coming up in November, against my administration,” Mr. Trump said. “They do not want me, or us, to win, because I am the first president ever to challenge China on trade. And we are winning on trade, we are winning at every level.” |
| Mr. Trump provided no evidence to back up his assertion, although he was apparently referring to retaliatory tariffs from China in the escalating trade war. At a news conference that evening, he said that “we have evidence” of China’s interference. | Mr. Trump provided no evidence to back up his assertion, although he was apparently referring to retaliatory tariffs from China in the escalating trade war. At a news conference that evening, he said that “we have evidence” of China’s interference. |
| “I like China and I like President Xi a lot,” Mr. Trump said, but later added, “They’re trying to convince people to go against Trump.” | “I like China and I like President Xi a lot,” Mr. Trump said, but later added, “They’re trying to convince people to go against Trump.” |
| Much of his speech on Wednesday at the Security Council was devoted to criticizing Iran, a theme that also dominated his address to the General Assembly a day earlier. | Much of his speech on Wednesday at the Security Council was devoted to criticizing Iran, a theme that also dominated his address to the General Assembly a day earlier. |
| “The regime is the world’s leading sponsor of terror and fuels conflict across the region and beyond,” Mr. Trump said, before calling the Iran nuclear deal a “horrible, one-sided” agreement. | “The regime is the world’s leading sponsor of terror and fuels conflict across the region and beyond,” Mr. Trump said, before calling the Iran nuclear deal a “horrible, one-sided” agreement. |
| He said he planned to introduce new economic sanctions on Iran this year, and that they would be “tougher than ever before.” | He said he planned to introduce new economic sanctions on Iran this year, and that they would be “tougher than ever before.” |
| Yet Mr. Trump also had positive words for Iran, thanking its leadership and Russia for delaying a planned offensive on Idlib Province in Syria, where government forces are believed to be preparing what would probably be the final military blow against rebels and their civilian supporters. | Yet Mr. Trump also had positive words for Iran, thanking its leadership and Russia for delaying a planned offensive on Idlib Province in Syria, where government forces are believed to be preparing what would probably be the final military blow against rebels and their civilian supporters. |
| President Emmanuel Macron of France, who spoke to the Security Council directly after Mr. Trump, urged unity within the group. He said that relations with Iran must not be limited to a “policy of sanctions” and that long-term strategies must be put in place. — MEGAN SPECIA and TESS FELDER | |
| Mr. Trump confirmed at a news conference that he had rejected a one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, and denounced the country over its approach to trade. | Mr. Trump confirmed at a news conference that he had rejected a one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, and denounced the country over its approach to trade. |
| “Frankly, we are thinking about just taxing cars that are coming in from Canada,” Mr. Trump said. “We are very unhappy with the negotiations — with the negotiating style — of Canada.” | “Frankly, we are thinking about just taxing cars that are coming in from Canada,” Mr. Trump said. “We are very unhappy with the negotiations — with the negotiating style — of Canada.” |
| He went on to criticize Canada, and specifically called out its negotiators, over the Nafta trade deal — an agreement he called “very bad for the U.S.” — and the recent tariffs put in place on American-made products. | He went on to criticize Canada, and specifically called out its negotiators, over the Nafta trade deal — an agreement he called “very bad for the U.S.” — and the recent tariffs put in place on American-made products. |
| “Canada has treated us very badly, they have treated our farmers in Wisconsin and New York State very badly,” he said. “So Canada has a long way to go. I must be honest with you, we are not getting along with their negotiators at all.” | “Canada has treated us very badly, they have treated our farmers in Wisconsin and New York State very badly,” he said. “So Canada has a long way to go. I must be honest with you, we are not getting along with their negotiators at all.” |
| While he did not rule out the prospect of a new trade deal with Canada, he said it would probably be very different from what the Canadians are seeking. — MEGAN SPECIA | While he did not rule out the prospect of a new trade deal with Canada, he said it would probably be very different from what the Canadians are seeking. — MEGAN SPECIA |
| As the world’s oldest leader at age 93, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia has seen a lot of politicians come and go — including himself: He served as prime minister from 1982 to 2003, and returned to power in May. | As the world’s oldest leader at age 93, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia has seen a lot of politicians come and go — including himself: He served as prime minister from 1982 to 2003, and returned to power in May. |
| He has also stood up to his regional powerhouse, diplomatically pushing back on financially onerous Chinese projects in Malaysia. | He has also stood up to his regional powerhouse, diplomatically pushing back on financially onerous Chinese projects in Malaysia. |
| While visiting New York for the General Assembly this week, he offered some cautionary advice for President Trump: Don’t push too hard, he said in discussing Mr. Trump’s comments about the Chinese government. | While visiting New York for the General Assembly this week, he offered some cautionary advice for President Trump: Don’t push too hard, he said in discussing Mr. Trump’s comments about the Chinese government. |
| “I get the impression he doesn’t know much about Asia,” the Malaysian leader said at a meeting of the Council on Foreign Relations. | “I get the impression he doesn’t know much about Asia,” the Malaysian leader said at a meeting of the Council on Foreign Relations. |
| Asked whether he thought a rapidly modernizing China was engaged in a new colonialism, Mr. Mahathir answered indirectly. “When China is poor, it is dangerous,” he said. “When China is rich, it also is dangerous.” | Asked whether he thought a rapidly modernizing China was engaged in a new colonialism, Mr. Mahathir answered indirectly. “When China is poor, it is dangerous,” he said. “When China is rich, it also is dangerous.” |
| While Mr. Trump has sought to cast China as a villain in his campaign to “make America great again,” Mr. Mahathir suggested that more subtlety was required. | While Mr. Trump has sought to cast China as a villain in his campaign to “make America great again,” Mr. Mahathir suggested that more subtlety was required. |
| “We have been dealing with China for 2,000 years,” he said. “I think you can make America great in many other ways.” — RICK GLADSTONE | “We have been dealing with China for 2,000 years,” he said. “I think you can make America great in many other ways.” — RICK GLADSTONE |
| President Hassan Rouhani of Iran, apparently emboldened by the less-than-enthusiastic reception for Mr. Trump, said the United States had isolated itself by renouncing the Iranian nuclear agreement and by warning others they a failure to heed restored American sanctions could bring reprisals. | President Hassan Rouhani of Iran, apparently emboldened by the less-than-enthusiastic reception for Mr. Trump, said the United States had isolated itself by renouncing the Iranian nuclear agreement and by warning others they a failure to heed restored American sanctions could bring reprisals. |
| At a news conference on Wednesday near the end of his annual visit to the General Assembly, Mr. Rouhani thanked the many other member states, including close American allies, that have expressed support for the nuclear accord. The United States withdrew from the agreement in May on Mr. Trump’s orders. | At a news conference on Wednesday near the end of his annual visit to the General Assembly, Mr. Rouhani thanked the many other member states, including close American allies, that have expressed support for the nuclear accord. The United States withdrew from the agreement in May on Mr. Trump’s orders. |
| Mr. Trump, the Iranian president said, ordered other countries not only to ignore the nuclear accord but also to essentially disregard Security Council Resolution 2231, which put it into effect. Security Council resolutions are supposed to be regarded as having the force of law. | Mr. Trump, the Iranian president said, ordered other countries not only to ignore the nuclear accord but also to essentially disregard Security Council Resolution 2231, which put it into effect. Security Council resolutions are supposed to be regarded as having the force of law. |
| “It is quite strange, asking other members not to adhere to 2231,” Mr. Rouhani told reporters. Asked whether Iran felt isolated and surrounded by hostile powers in the Middle East, Mr. Rouhani responded: “We’re not isolated. America is isolated.” | “It is quite strange, asking other members not to adhere to 2231,” Mr. Rouhani told reporters. Asked whether Iran felt isolated and surrounded by hostile powers in the Middle East, Mr. Rouhani responded: “We’re not isolated. America is isolated.” |
| While he acknowledged that United States sanctions had put pressure on his country, Mr. Rouhani said, “Iran has been in much tougher positions.” | While he acknowledged that United States sanctions had put pressure on his country, Mr. Rouhani said, “Iran has been in much tougher positions.” |
| And even as he thanked European countries for abiding by the nuclear agreement, he would not rule out the possibility that Iran itself might also abandon the accord if it does not get the promised economic benefits. — RICK GLADSTONE | And even as he thanked European countries for abiding by the nuclear agreement, he would not rule out the possibility that Iran itself might also abandon the accord if it does not get the promised economic benefits. — RICK GLADSTONE |