Tag Archives: United Nations

B’nai B’rith Calls for Dismissal of Anti-Israel U.N. ‘Commission’ After Odious Remarks – B’nai B’rith International

B’nai B’rith International is calling for the dismissal of members of the United Nations’ latest anti-Israel “Commission of Inquiry” after odious remarks by its members and other blatant violations of its own sweeping terms and the U.N.’s operating principles. Read more » »

CEO Op-ed in JNS: Amnesty’s anti-Israel report pours more fuel onto delegitimization bonfire

JNS published B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin’s op-ed condemning Amnesty International in the U.K. for publishing a malicious report that attempts to further demonize and delegitimize Israel, the world’s only Jewish nation. Read in JNS. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Commends U.N. Chief’s Invoking of Anti-Semitism Definition That Encompasses Delegitimization of Israel, Urges Formal Use

 Four Rights Monitors Saluted for Condemning “Zionism-is-Racism” Slur (Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2022)—B’nai B’rith President Seth Riklin and CEO Daniel S. Read more » »

New German Foreign Minister, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security and European Commission Vice President Address B’nai B’rith Holocaust Remembrance Day Event

“Holocaust Remembrance: Responsibilities For All Society” (Washington, D.C., Jan. 24, 2022)—In her first major address before an international Jewish audience since starting her new role, Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock delivered a Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Commends UNGA Passage of Israeli Resolution Against Holocaust Denial

Denounces Iran’s Outrageous Anti-Semitic Speech (Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2022)–B’nai B’rith International President Seth J. Riklin and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement:  ​We commend the United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) passage of an Israeli resolution to define and combat Holocaust denial and distortion. Read more » »

Dir. of Legislative Affairs Op-ed in the Algemeiner: Time for a New Chapter in German-Israeli Relations

The Algemeiner published an op-ed by Eric Fusfield, B’nai B’rith director of legislative affairs and deputy director of the B’nai B’rith International Center for Human Rights and Public Policy, calling for Germany to reassert its position as Israel’s leading defender in Europe in the face of rising anti-Israel sentiment. Read more » »

AJIRI-BBI op-ed from three former members of Congress: This anti-Israel UN ‘Special Committee’ must be put out of its misery

Three former members of Congress, including Dan Burton and AJIRI-BBI Advisory Board members Eliot Engel and Shelley Berkley, wrote an op-ed on behalf of AJIRI-BBI for the New York Daily News calling for the anti-Israel U.N. ‘Special Committee’ (SCIIHRP) to be voted down once and for all. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Meets with Dozens of World Leaders on Sidelines of U.N. General Assembly

(Washington, D.C., Sept. 24, 2021)–B’nai B’rith leaders, led by President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin, have concluded meetings with dozens of world leaders on the sidelines of the opening of the United Nations General Assembly session. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Pans Reaffirming of Durban Declaration that Tarred Israel Alone as „Racist”

Salutes 35 Countries Declining Participation In U.N. Commemoration (Washington, D.C., Sept. 24, 2021)–B’nai B’rith condemns the resolution adopted on the occasion of the “high-level meeting” of the United Nations General Assembly commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (DDPA). Read more » »

Coverage of B’nai B’rith Co-Sponsored Visit to Israel by Ambassadors to the U.N. and U.S.

B’nai B’rith is honored to have co-sponsored a visit to Israel by ambassadors to the United Nations and the United States, led by Ambassador Gilad Erdan, along with the American Zionist Movement and March of the Living. Read more » »