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UNRWA fires 70 employees after Israeli accusations of Hamas affiliation

Earlier this week, USAID announced that it had referred 101 current or former UNRWA staff members to the US State Department for suspension or disbarment over their role in the October 7 massacre.

JUNE 14, 2026|ByTZVI JASPER

A PALESTINIAN man walks past the building of the UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City on January 8, 2018.

UNITED NATIONS headquarters in New York City.

The UN can't afford another appeaser: Why Michelle Bachelet must not lead - opinion

Systematically, Bachelet applied a double standard against the Jewish state, which she condemned more than any other country in the world.

JUNE 2, 2026|ByHILLEL NEUER

UN HIGH COMMISSIONER for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet makes a speech at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, in February.

UN Watch demands democracies explain election of human rights abusers to UN positions

In UN Watch's press release, the NGO cited the UN's Economic and Social Council's (ECOSOC) recent nomination of Iran to the UN’s Committee for Program and Coordination.

APRIL 12, 2026|ByTZVI JASPER

UNITED NATIONS Secretary-General Antonio Guterres smiles while speaking with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer inside 10 Downing Street in central London, Britain, January 16, 2026.

Guterres faces backlash for congratulating Iranian regime, UN Watch demands transparency

According to Iran's state outlet, Guterres extended congratulations to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, describing the day as an opportunity to reflect on the country's path.

FEBRUARY 11, 2026|ByTZVI JASPER

Palestinians revive charge Zionism is racism at U.N. hearing

“What we face is the Zionist movement," PLO Ambassador to the UN in Geneva Ibrahim Khraishi said.

AUGUST 15, 2019ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

Anti-Israel demonstrators at the World Conference on Racism in Durban, South Africa, in 2001; Muslim anti-Zionism is picking up from where Christian antisemitism left off.

Name: Becca Wertman, ID: Fighting boycotts

“I knew that the Canadian government and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had come out a number of times against BDS, even referring to the campaigns as a ‘new form of antisemitism in the world.’

JUNE 27, 2019ByJOSH ARONSON

Miss Iraq to receive Ambassador for Peace award for promoting tolerance

Sarah Idan, who made headlines for taking a selfie with Miss Israel in 2017, has made a commitment to connecting Muslims and Jews, Arabs and Israelis.

MAY 29, 2019ByELIANA RUDEE

Contestants Miss Iraq, Sarah Eedan (R) and Miss Israel, Adar Gandelsman (L) pose together for a selfie, during preparations for the Miss Universe 2017 beauty pageant in Las Vegas, United States November 13, 2017

A bad world record

Calling it “a world record,” UN Watch executive director Hillel Neuer said the UNHRC is again singling out Israel “while giving a free pass to the world’s worst abusers.

MARCH 16, 2019ByJPOST EDITORIAL

A Palestinian demonstrator uses a sling to hurl back a tear gas canister fired by Israeli troops during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border fence

Watchdog group: United Nations ignores antisemitism, de-Judaizes Holocaust

UN Watch made the accusation in a report it presented at a special event at the Knesset.

JULY 10, 2018ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

The voting results are displayed on the floor of the United Nations General Assembly in which the United States declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital was declared "null and void" on December 21, 2017 in New York City.

Haley: reelection of Congo to UNHRC ‘one more credibility blow’

The US, which is one of the body’s 47 member states, has warned that if may pull out of the UNHRC if it does undergo a serious process of reform, particularly regarding its bias against Israel.

OCTOBER 17, 2017ByTOVAH LAZAROFF