Tag Archives: United Nations
Fifty years since ‘Zionism is Racism,’ U.N. anti-Semitism continues | Opinion
Read the Jerusalem Post op-ed by AJIRI-BBI Board Chair Richard P. Schifter and Executive Director Gil Kapen on the enduring impact of the U.N.’s infamous “Zionism is Racism” resolution 50 years later and the urgent need to confront its toxic legacy. Read more » »
Op-ed: 50 years ago, with one vote, the U.N. set in motion today’s anti-Zionism
In a JNS op-ed, B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin and Director of U.N. and Intercommunal Affairs David Michaels mark 50 years since the U.N.’s “Zionism is racism” resolution, which paved the way for today’s institutionalized anti-Israel prejudice and helped fuel global anti-Semitism. Read the full piece at JNS.org. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith International CEO to Retire in June
After nearly four decades with the organization, the longtime CEO of B’nai B’rith International plans to step down on June 30 next year.Chevy Chase resident Daniel Mariaschin has served the Jewish professional world for more than 50 years. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Condemns ICJ Opinion That Israel Work With UNRWA
B’nai B’rith rejects the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) advisory opinion that Israel must work with the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which has been thoroughly corrupted by Hamas.Israel has worked to coordinate with other U.N. agencies and NGOs that provide the vast majority of all aid that goes into Gaza. Read more » »
Milei Receives B’nai B’rith Medal for His Support of Israel and Fight Against Terrorism | Interview with CEO Dan Mariaschin
WATCH THE INTERVIEW ON YOUTUBE (IN SPANISH) During his visit to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Argentine President Javier Milei was honored by the international organization B’nai B’rith with a medal recognizing his commitment to combating terrorism, his support for the State of Israel, and his respect for Judaism. Read more » »
CJI and B’nai B’rith Host UNGA Side Event Honoring President of Cyprus
As a side event to the annual United Nations General Assembly, the Center for Jewish Impact, in partnership with B’nai B’rith International, hosted a distinguished event honoring President of Cyprus, Mr. Nikos Christodoulides, in recognition of his longstanding partnership and his role in strengthening bilateral relations between Cyprus and Israel. Read more » »
In Historic First, B’nai B’rith Honors Argentine President in Presence of Israeli Prime Minister – B’nai B’rith International
On the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly session opening in New York, B’nai B’rith International today bestowed its Presidential Gold Medal—the organization’s highest honor—upon President Javier Milei of Argentina in the presence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Begins Meetings with World Leaders at 80th UNGA Session
On the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session, B’nai B’rith International has commenced its annual marathon of high-level meetings with visiting world leaders in New York. Read more » »
U.N. panel that determined genocide in Gaza made up of ‘Hamas proxies,’ Israel says
B’nai B’rith International condemned a new report by the U.N.’s anti-Israel “commission of inquiry,” which was established and populated by the openly prejudiced Human Rights Council—and whose three members have all come under fire for documented Read more » »
Geneva U.N. Event to Highlight Jewish Refugees from Middle East
Watch Livestream on Monday, Sept. 8, at 11 a.m. NY / 5 p.m. Geneva / 6 p.m. JerusalemB’nai B’rith President Robert Spitzer and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: On the opening day of the new United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session on Sept. Read more » »
