UN monitor for human rights in West Bank quits over access
Makarim Wibisono, who replaced Richard Falk, says Israel never let him into areas he was supposed to monitor; Israel: His entire mandate was ‘unbalanced’
View ArticleUN rights observer charges Israel with excessive force against Palestinians
Outgoing rapporteur Makarim Wibisono calls Gaza blockade ‘stranglehold’ and ‘collective punishment’; Israel dismisses report as biased
View ArticleCandidate for UN’s Palestine observer compares Israel to Islamic State,...
‘Radically’ anti-Israel Penny Green has accused Israel of apartheid and ethnic cleansing, called for its total boycott, UN Watch says
View ArticleIran executions at highest level since ’89
UN investigator says nearly 1,000 killed in 2015, 10 times as many as in 2010, according to The New York Times
View ArticleUN Human Rights Council ‘obsessive-compulsive’ on Israel — envoy
Eviatar Manor, Jewish state’s representative in Geneva, says international body ignoring abuses against millions worldwide
View ArticleNearly 1,000 people executed in Iran in 2015
With at least 966 put to death, capital punishment at highest level in over 20 years, UN human rights expert says
View ArticleIran blasts ‘biased’ UN human rights report
In 2015, Tehran executed at least 966 people, ‘the highest rate in over two decades,’ expert says
View ArticleA UN Council for Terrorist Rights
More than half of Human Rights Council resolutions condemn Israel — it’s time for the US to hold back funding
View ArticleTerror victim’s son rails at UN panel for not condemning Palestinians
Micah Avni says Human Right Council’s ‘rationalization’ of terrorism ‘is pushing peace away’; UN envoy steps down, saying Israel impeded his work
View ArticleUN picks controversial Canadian as new Palestinian rapporteur
Critics point out that Michael Lynk is an outspoken and biased opponent of Israel and blamed the West for 9/11
View ArticleLivni: UN council motion is ‘diplomatic failure’ for Israel
Hamas says Palestinians killed in attack on soldiers in Hebron belonged to terror group; Likud minister says EU diplomat’s tears unbecoming a leader
View ArticleUN approves blacklist of companies profiting from settlements
PM blasts ‘anti-Israel circus,’ and Livni blames him, as resolution passes in Human Rights Council, after fruitless US, EU bid to soften language
View ArticleExpected UN appointee said to have history of Israel bias
Canadian Jewish groups say Michael Lynk the wrong choice for Human Rights Council special rapporteur on the Palestinian territories
View ArticlePalestinians welcome UN call for settlement database
PA envoy to the world body’s Human Rights Council welcomes move to address Israel’s ‘impunity from the international community’
View ArticleCanada asks UN to rethink anti-Israel law prof for key Mideast post
Ottawa opposes Human Rights Council’s pick of Michael Lynk, calls for ‘professional and credible’ candidate
View ArticleUS pans move to blacklist companies working with settlements
State Department condemns Human Rights Council’s ‘bias’ against Israel in resolution that is ‘far outside their scope of authority’
View ArticleCanadian Muslim preacher: Peace deals are ‘garbage’
Shaban Sherif Mady says Jerusalem will be ‘regained through blood,’ claims UN never passed a resolution against Israel
View ArticleUN: Ban on Palestinians entering Israel is ‘collective punishment’
Human rights commissioner says blanket prohibition imposed after Tel Aviv terror attack violates international law
View ArticleAs UN rights body resumes work, rebuking Israel again leads agenda
Despite chaos, wars and horrors elsewhere, resolutions condemning Jewish state over its policies on Palestinians expected to continue to dominate at Human Rights Council
View ArticleThe UN blocked my tweets!
When UNRWA shuts down dissenting voices, it thwarts the dialogue that may yet yield a peaceful 2-state solution
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