Tag: United Nations
Embrace IHRA antisemitism definition, 160 Jewish groups tell UN
A group of 160 Jewish organizations from 66 countries are urging the United Nations to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s working definition of antisemitism.
“While we are always seeking allies in the fight against antisemitism,...
US antisemitism envoy slams Abbas comparison of Israel to Nazis
U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Deborah Lipstadt on Wednesday slammed as “unacceptable” Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’s comparison this week of Israel to Nazi Germany.
“P.A. President Abbas’s equating Israel with the...
More than 30 countries boycott UN ‘Nakba’ Day
In a seemingly never-ending war of narratives, the Palestinians got center stage on Monday at the United Nations, though Israel was victorious in dwindling the audience down.
May 15 marked the first official U.N. “Nakba...
United Nations to hold meeting in Spain to examine internal antisemitism
Miguel Moratinos, charged with monitoring antisemitism and enhancing a system-wide response with the United Nations, told JNS that an intergovernmental group would hold a meeting in Cordoba, Spain, in June to discuss an action and response...
Erdan: ‘Tlaib’s ignorance and hate toward Jews and Israel know no bounds’
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan responded to a tweet on May 3 from Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), who wrote that “Speaker McCarthy wants to rewrite history but the apartheid state...
Erdan holds mock Passover seder at UN attended by 70 ambassadors
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan on Tuesday hosted a mock Passover seder in the United Nations with the participation of 70 ambassadors from around the world.
Traditional holiday foods were served, excerpts...
Canadian ambassador and Israeli filmmaker pose ongoing question: Why the glass ceiling?
In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, Tribe Tel Aviv hosted a panel discussion that included Canadian Ambassador to Israel Lisa Stradelbauer and Israeli-American film director Paula Kweskin, founder of The 49%,...
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...
More than 90 countries call on Israel to restore PA terror funds
More than 90 countries signed a letter, published on Monday, demanding the “immediate” reversal of Israel’s punitive measures against the Palestinian Authority.
The U.N. General Assembly late last month approved a resolution calling on the ICJ to...
UN envoy to Hamas: ‘You have the right to fight Israel’
Italian lawyer Francesca Albanese, the United Nations’ special rapporteur for the Palestinians, spoke at a Hamas-organized conference in Gaza on Monday.
She plans to continue on to Israel, which is considering refusing her entry.
Senior members...