Tag Archives: UN Watch

UNRWA funding cut by the US

Posted on 22 January 2018 by

I have written countless times about UNRWA, the UN Relief and Works Agency, which is the official UN agency for Palestinian refugees. It must be noted and stressed, for the umpteenth time, that the Palestinians are the only refugees who … Continue reading →

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Kaf Tet beNovember: 70 years since UN Resolution 181

Posted on 29 November 2017 by

Today 29th November, or as it is quirkily called in Hebrew “kaf tet beNovember”, is the 70th anniversary of the fateful UN Resolution 181 which aimed to partition Palestine and created a Jewish area and an Arab area.  As we … Continue reading →

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An epic moment at the UN as former Hamas member speaks up for Israel

Posted on 28 September 2017 by

This has to be one of the most epic and stunning moments in the history of the UN.  Once more the UN Human Rights Wrongs Council was holding a debate on “the human rights situation in Palestine”. All the usual … Continue reading →

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The Rogue’s Gallery at the UN Human Rights Council

Posted on 17 September 2017 by

In the unlikely event that we might have forgotten what the UN is really about (hint: it is not all sweetness and light, or democracy and peace), here is UN Watch’s Hillel Neuer to remind us, as he reports on … Continue reading →

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Hitting back at the UN

Posted on 21 June 2017 by

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 →

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The permanent anti-Israel bias in the UNHRC’s permanent Agenda Item 7

Posted on 23 March 2017 by

The UN Human Rights Wrongs Council has a standing Agenda Item Number 7 in which “Israel’s human rights abuses” are discussed. The very title of the Agenda item invites the inevitable biased conclusion. Continuing their previous approach, the United States … Continue reading →

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