Tag Archives: United Nations
B’nai B’rith Deplores U.N. “Commission of Inquiry” Report’s Brazen Disregard of Appeals to Shed Bias; New Document Again Focuses Exclusively on Targeting Israel – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith International President Seth J. Riklin and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We deplore a new “report” to the United Nations General Assembly by the latest Commission of Inquiry on Israel, established by the Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in 2021. Read more » »
Today in Jewish History: B’nai B’rith Celebrates 179th Anniversary – B’nai B’rith International
Iton Gadol noted the 179th anniversary of B’nai B’rith International’s founding. Read in Iton Gadol (in Spanish). Read more » »
Podcast Episode: Fighting Anti-Israel Bias at the U.N. – B’nai B’rith International
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US Jewish leaders, Erdogan meet for the first time in three years
(September 28, 2022 / JNS) Behind the scenes of the annual U.N. General Assembly meeting last week, a group of American Jewish organizations was quietly working to improve ties between the global community, Israel and the world body. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Met with Chile’s Minister of Foreign Affairs – B’nai B’rith International
Iton Gadol noted B’nai B’rith International’s meeting with Chile’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonia Urrejola, on the margins of the U.N. General Assembly in New York. Read in Iton Gadol (in Spanish). Within the framework of the U.N. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Leads Annual Marathon of Meetings with World Leaders on Sidelines of U.N. General Assembly – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith International, which boasts global grassroots and has spearheaded Jewish engagement with the United Nations beginning in 1945, is leading an annual marathon of communal meetings with world leaders attending the opening of the U.N. General Assembly session. Read more » »
Director of U.N. Affairs Op-ed in Times of Israel: Miloon Kothari’s “Apology” Is Inadequate; Prejudiced Commissioners Must Go – B’nai B’rith International
Read the op-ed by our Director of U.N. and Intercommunal Affairs in the Times of Israel. Fifteen international Jewish organizations have written to the United Nations Human Rights Council president, Federico Villegas, demanding that he remove members of a “Commission of Inquiry” on Israel guilty of bigoted statements on Jews and the Jewish state. Read more » »
After Human Rights Council President Cites Stigmatization of Jews, Jewish Groups Urge Removal of „Prejudiced” U.N. Commissioners – B’nai B’rith International
Jewish organizations on multiple continents have written to the United Nations Human Rights Council president, urging him to remove members of a Commission of Inquiry on Israel found to have made offensive statements on Jews and the Jewish state. Read more » »
Daily Briefing July 31: Mice, sperm & hospital robots; recent antisemitism at the UN
Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday. Health and science correspondent Nathan Jeffay and, from Ukraine, diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman join host Anne Gordon on today’s episode. Read more » »
Israel: Disband UN Gaza war probe over member’s ‘antisemitic comments’
A spokesperson for Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday slammed comments by a member of the ongoing UN Commission of Inquiry into last year’s 11-day war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza last year and called for the committee to be disbanded. Read more » »
