Posts Tagged: UN Antisemitism
‘A Stain on The UN’: US Leads 27 Countries in Condemning UN Commission of Inquiry on Israel
The United States and 26 other countries on Tuesday condemned the UN’s Commission of Inquiry (COI) on Israel for its open-ended scope, unlimited duration, and...
‘Unprecedented Step Forward’: UN Security Council Explicitly Condemns Antisemitism for First Time in UAE-UK Resolution
The UN Security Council last Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution that for the first time explicitly condemns antisemitism in the 77-year history of the body,...
‘Kangaroo Trials’: Israel Denounces UN Commission of Inquiry Report
The UN Human Rights Council’s Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on Israel released its third report on Thursday detailing what it called “attacks, restrictions and harassment...
Bipartisan Congressional Letter Calls for UN Official’s Firing Over ‘Outrageous’ Antisemitic Remarks
11 Democratic and Republican members of Congress on Monday called for the firing of the UN’s special rapporteur on Palestine, Francesca Albanese, for her “outrageous”...
Why Is the United States Still Paying for the UN’s Antisemitic Farce?
JNS.org - Another day, another instance of officially sanctioned UN antisemitism. This week, the UN Human Rights Council accepted the latest report of its Special...
Cancel the Durban IV Review Conference
JNS.org - The necessity to fight racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance is one of the major challenges facing the organized international community. This has been...
After Delay, EU Releases Report Detailing Antisemitism, Incitement to Violence in Palestinian Textbooks
A European Union analysis of Palestinian textbooks was published Friday, following demands from European Parliament members to release the long-awaited report, as well as calls...
UN Releases ‘Unprecedented’ Report Linking Antisemitism to BDS Movement
JNS.org - Israeli, Jewish and pro-Israel groups all applauded the publication of an ‘unprecedented’ United Nations report on antisemitism, that, among other issues, links antisemitism...
Jewish Groups Laud UK, Austria and Denmark for Opposing Notorious ‘Israel-Only’ Condemnation at UN Human Rights Council
Britain's top diplomat won plaudits from pro-Israel and Jewish organizations on Thursday after announcing that the UK would support the Jewish state in the face...
UN Palestinian Rights Official Michael Lynk Criticized for Backing Outspoken Canadian ‘Antisemite’
The UN special rapporteur on the Palestinians came under trenchant criticism on Wednesday over his connections to a Canadian political activist accused of antisemitism. UN Watch...
Jordanian Businessman With Long Record of Antisemitic Outbursts Rewarded With Prestigious UN Post
A wealthy Jordanian businessman who traffics openly in antisemitic conspiracy theories has been appointed as a "special ambassador" by the United Nations agency dealing with international tourism. The...
United Nations Secretary-General Vows to Combat Anti-Israel Bias, Antisemitism
JNS.org - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reassured Jewish community leaders on Sunday that he would oppose any anti-Israel bias at the world body. "I consider that...
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Stop Using the Shoah to Attack Israel
Today, January 27, the United Nations will observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day, marking the date when the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp was liberated in 1945. The creation...
At UN, Israeli President Calls for Action Against Antisemitism
JNS.org - The blizzard in the northeastern US did not pass over President Reuven Rivlin, whose scheduled speech for International Holocaust Remembrance Day at...