Posts Tagged: UN Watch
‘Oct. 7 Is the Logical Conclusion of UNRWA’: Gaza Schools Propagated Hamas’ Antisemitic Extremism, Experts Tell Congressional Committee
Antisemitic and violent themes taught in Palestinian schools administered by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), as well as their employment of teachers...
‘Absurd’: UN Condemned Israel Twice as Often as All Other Countries Combined in 2023
The United Nations General Assembly condemned Israel twice as often as it did all other countries combined in 2023, according to UN Watch. The Geneva-based NGO,...
US Increases Aid to UNRWA Despite Concerns About Antisemitism Taught in Its Schools
The US Department of State has increased its 2023-24 contribution to the UN agency assisting Palestinian refugees despite widespread concern that antisemitism and jihadi violence...
‘There Are Still Some People You Need to Burn’: UN Teachers in Gaza Praise Terrorists, Hitler on Social Media, New Report Says
Teachers and staff working at Palestinian schools funded by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) regularly incite antisemitism, terrorism, and hate on social...
Anti-Israeli Bias Continues Unabated in UN Agencies
When Francesca Albanese was nominated to be the next United Nations special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories last February, critics feared her well-established anti-Israel bias...
‘Pathetic and Unconvincing’: Israel Rejects UN Investigator’s Apology for ‘Antisemitic’ Remarks
Israel called an apology by UN investigator Miloon Kothari “pathetic and unconvincing” and reiterated its demand to disband the inquiry commission on the 2021 Israel-Hamas...
Palestinian Authority and Hamas Engage in ‘Widespread Torture’ of Detainees, Alleges NGO
The Palestinian Authority and the Hamas terror group regularly detain and torture critics, failing to comply with an international convention against the practice, the UN...
UN Palestinian Refugee Agency Puts Six Educators on Leave Amid Accusations of Hate Speech, Incitement
The UN agency for Palestine refugees has put six of its educators on administrative leave amid "allegations of hate speech” disclosed in a report issued...
Israel’s UN Envoy Demands Accountability After Report Exposes New Cases of Antisemitism at Palestinian Refugee Agency
Israel's envoy to the United Nations launched a fresh attack on Thursday upon UNRWA, the refugee agency solely dedicated to the Palestinians that was charged...
Watchdog: Head of UN Probe Must Resign Over ‘Demonstrable Bias Against Israel’
A watchdog group on Monday called for the chair of the United Nations commission of inquiry into the May conflict between Israel and the Palestinian...
Facebook Threatens to Ban Head of UN Watchdog for Post Critical of Taliban, BDS Movement
Facebook has threatened to ban the head of the watchdog group UN Watch due to alleged content violations, including a post denouncing the Taliban and...
Watchdog Condemns United Nations After Raft of ‘One-Sided’ Resolutions Adopted Against Israel
A leading United Nations watchdog group on Thursday condemned the passage of three General Assembly resolutions attacking Israel, describing the "assault" on the Jewish state...
UN Watchdog Group Demands Secretary-General End Censorship of UNRWA Antisemitism
A prominent watchdog group called on Tuesday for the UN Secretary-General to intervene over what it called the international body’s "ban" on identifying the antisemitism...
UNHRC Stops Video Quoting Antisemitic Posts by UNRWA Teachers
i24 News - President of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Nazhat Shameem Khan on Friday cut off a video presentation by UN Watch...