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Ambassadors tour Israel to better comprehend its multifaceted security challenges
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan is back on his home turf, leading 16 of his colleagues—ambassadors to the United States and the United Nations—from countries around the world, along with some of their staffers, on a week-long fact-finding mission throughout the Jewish state. Read more » »
CEO and Director of U.N. Affairs Letter in Financial Times: U.N.’s Israel Bias Outlives Ban Ki-moon’s Exit
The following letter appeared in the Financial Times in response to former U.N. secretary-general Ban Ki-moon’s false claims against Israel. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Welcomes Report That U.S. Will Not Participate in U.N. Event Commemorating Notorious Durban Conference
On August 31, B’nai B’rith Will Lead Communal Response to 20th Anniversary of Event Poisoned by Anti-Semitism(Washington, D.C., May 3, 2021)—B’nai B’rith President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Read more » »
Israel’s Ambassador to the United States and the United Nations Outlines Priorities for Israel at World Body and Ties with U.S. in Live Discussion Hosted by B’nai B’rith
(Washington, D.C., April 19, 2021)—In a live online discussion with B’nai B’rith today, Gilad Erdan, Israel’s Ambassador to the United States and the United Nations, discussed pervasive anti-Israel bias within U.N. bodies, the threat posed by Iran, the enduring alliance between the U.S. and Israel and ways to combat global anti-Semitism. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Advocates for Israel in Meetings with Dozens of U.N. Ambassadors
(Washington, D.C., April 15, 2021)–B’nai B’rith leaders on multiple continents have concluded weeks of virtual meetings with United Nations ambassadors in which they advocated for equal and just treatment of Israel by the world body. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Condemns Four Anti-Israel UNHRC Resolutions
(Washington, D.C., March 24, 2021)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Read more » »
At 75, Time to Shift the U.N.’s Posture on Israel
Medium published an op-ed by B’nai B’rith Director of United Nations and Intercommunal Affairs David J. Michaels on the U.N. at 75 and the need for the world body to shift its approach to Israel-related issues. Read in Medium Last week, the United Nations celebrated its 75th anniversary. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Condemns U.N. Committee’s Rash of Anti-Israel Votes
(Washington, D.C., Nov. 5, 2020)–B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith condemns the decision made by a United Nations committee to pass a resolution referring to the Temple Mount – the holiest site in Judaism – only by its Islamic name. Read more » »
CEO and Former Ambassador Op-ed: The U.N. Should Stop Funding the Palestinian Narrative
The Jerusalem Post published an op-ed by B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin and the late U.S. Ambassador Richard Schifter on the need for the U.N. to stop funding „Palestinian committees” and end its support of the “right of return. Read more » »
Four Past Israeli Ambassadors to U.N. Talk About Highs, Lows and Lessons Learned
(Washington, D.C., Aug. 12, 2020)–Four previous Israeli United Nations ambassadors, representing almost 20 years of history, spoke today with B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin on a virtual program about their time at the world body.As the U.N. Read more » »
