Bibi and Biden Must Counter the Iran Threat Together
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January 10, 2021
(Bloomberg Opinion) In the first days of 2021, while the world has been riveted by the dramatic rise of Covid-19 and the spectacular collapse of Donald Trump, Israel has been forced to pay attention to a third menace: Iran s fast escalation toward a nuclear weapon.
On Jan. 2, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, a senior commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, issued a warning to Israel on state-run Al-Manar television channel. “We have a general order from the Guide, Ali Khamenei to level Haifa and Tel Aviv to the ground in case any foolishness is committed against Iran, and we have worked over the past years to be able to do so.”
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BRIAN URQUHART: 1919 - 2021
Brian Urquhart, who became the second official hired by the United Nations after its formation in 1945 and who helped shape and manage the international body through the final years of the Cold War, has died aged 101 at his home in Massachusetts.
A principal adviser to five UN secretaries general, Urquhart played a central role in translating the body s founding principles into action. He said his work at the UN was motivated by âidealism of a very practical kindâ following his traumatic experiences in World War II.
Brian Urquhart, a foundational leader at the United Nations, dies at 101 Colum Lynch Brian E. Urquhart, who became the second official hired by the U.N. organization after its formation in 1945 and who helped shape and manage the international body through the final years of the Cold War, died Jan. 2 at his home in Tyringham, Mass. He was 101. His daughter Rachel Urquhart confirmed the death but did not provide a specific cause. A principal adviser to five U.N. secretaries general, Mr. Urquhart (pronounced Er-Kut) played a central role in translating the United Nations’ founding principles into action. He said his work at the U.N. was motivated by “idealism of a very practical kind” following his traumatic experiences in World War II.