Tag Archives: United Nations
A Time for Remembrance, Reflection and Celebration…but Not at the U.N. – B’nai B’rith International
This week is a special time in Israel and in the global Jewish community. First, we observe Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s day of remembrance of those who have lost their lives while defending the nation-state of the Jewish people and for Israeli victims of terrorism. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith International | The U.N. Resolutions That Should Concern Us and the Work of AJIRI – B’nai B’rith International
Many readers are surely familiar with the anti-Israeli bias that exists at the United Nations. But not many know about the resolutions of this organization that cause the greatest damage, not only to Israel, but to the possibilities of peace in the region. Every year, the General Assembly (which is the deliberative body of the U.N. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Meets with Dozens of Geneva Ambassadors, Addresses Human Rights Council – B’nai B’rith International
A B’nai B’rith International delegation has made its annual visit to Geneva for the main yearly session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), meeting with ambassadors from six continents to advocate on priority concerns including the body’s discriminatory treatment of Israel relative to all other U.N. member states. Read more » »
The United Nations is not antisemitic, its point man on antisemitism says
During an event marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the United Nations headquarters last month, Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan ripped the global body for failing to tackle antisemitism. “The U.N. was founded upon the ashes of the Holocaust. Read more » »
CEO and U.N. Affairs Dir. Op-ed in Newsweek: At the U.N., Special Treatment for Palestinians Shouldn’t Be Automatic – B’nai B’rith International
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B’nai B’rith denounces UN’s referral of Israel to the International Court of Justice – B’nai B’rith International
JNS covered our statement condemning the U.N. General Assembly’s request that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) address the legality of Israeli policies in Palestinian-claimed territories. Read in JNS. (January 2, 2023 / JNS) B’nai B’rith International condemned the U.N. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Denounces U.N. Referral of Israel to ICJ: ‘Are No Palestinian Actions Deserving of Scrutiny?’ – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith International condemns the U.N. General Assembly’s (UNGA) request that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) address the legality of Israeli policies in Palestinian-claimed territories. The referral, endorsed by a UNGA committee in November, has now been rubberstamped by the assembly’s plenary. Read more » »
CEO and U.N. Affairs Dir. Op-ed in JPost: Discrimination, Demonization and Delegitimization Has No Place at the U.N. – B’nai B’rith International
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‘Appalled’: US, Israel, Jewish groups slam UN official for past antisemitic rhetoric
Officials from Israel and the US on Wednesday decried antisemitic comments by a UN Palestinian rights investigator, with some questioning whether she should remain in her position. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Commends Removal of Iran from U.N. Commission on Status of Women – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith International, whose dedicated Office of United Nations Affairs has led Jewish communal engagement with the U.N. for decades, strongly commends the world body’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for removing Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) for the remainder of a term that was to continue until 2026. Read more » »
