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Hitting back at the UN
Perhaps under the influence of US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, who has taken a staunchly pro-Israel stance and has castigated the UN several times for its anti-Israel bias; or maybe because of the wave of terror attacks hitting … Continue reading
The UN does something right for a change – and the Palestinians have a hissy fit
On International Holocaust Memorial Day, which fell last Friday, 27th January, the new Secretary General of the UN, Antonio Guterres spoke movingly about the vicious antisemitism throughout the millennia which led to its inexorable nadir in the Holocaust. What distinguished … Continue reading
It’s the Bash-Israel session at the UN Human Wrongs Council again
Here we go again. If I was feeling really lazy (and I am) I could just go back to last year’s post, or the year before that or… you get the point. This year is no different, and the UN-illustrious … Continue reading
Bizarro World at the UN
Yesterday was the thrice-yearly Hate Israel Day at the UN, (what? only 3 times a year? I thought it was an everyday occurrence) as Hillel Neuer of UN Watch explains: Today is Hate Israel Day at the U.N., a feature of … Continue reading
UN Rapporteur Richard Falk attempts to silence UN Watch
The vile Richard Falk, the UN’s “Special Rapporteur on Palestinian Human Rights” (the Palestinians being the only people entitled to their own personal rapporteur), notorious for his extreme anti-Israel prejudice, is now trying to shut down UN Watch, the organization … Continue reading
Posted in Antisemitism, Boycotts and BDS, International relations
Tagged Human Rights Council, Palestine, Richard Falk, UN, UN Watch
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Human Rights as a weapon of lawfare against Israel
Even though these stories are from the last week or two they are still as relevant as ever. In fact if you look through any articles about the UN and Israel they will sound like reruns, and in effect they … Continue reading
Posted in International relations
Tagged Anne Bayefsky, Britain, diplomats, Foreign Office, human rights, Human Rights Council, lawfare, UN, UNHRC, UPR
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