Tag Archives: UN Watch

The ICC wants to investigate Israel – again

Posted on 21 March 2021 by anneinpt

The International Criminal Court (the ICC) reminds me of a movie monster that, despite being killed, simply won’t stay dead. After repeated efforts to investigate Israel’s purported “war crimes” and “human rights abuses”, ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda declared that she … Continue reading →

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The US leaves the UNHRC citing anti-Israel bias and corruption

Posted on 21 June 2018 by anneinpt

After threatening the Human Rights Wrongs Council last year that they would leave the institution if its corruption and anti-Israel bias was not fixed, the US this week announced its departure. US Ambassador Nikki Haley explained the multiple reasons: RT … Continue reading →

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UNRWA funding cut by the US

Posted on 22 January 2018 by anneinpt

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 anneinpt

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 anneinpt

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 anneinpt

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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