Israel
The U.N.’s Kangaroo Court
The U.N. Human Rights Council’s “fact-finding mission” on Gaza will next week hold hearings in Geneva, Judge Goldstone presiding. Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz makes
July 1, 2009
Israel
Israel
Report: Anti-Israel U.N. Investigator May Not be Jewish After All
The only reason that the UN Human Rights Council chose Richard Falk to be its permanent investigator of “Israel’s violations of the bases and principles
June 5, 2009
Israel
UN Watch Calls on Goldstone Gaza Inquiry to Denounce Biased Mandate
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, May 5, 2009 — Hillel Neuer, executive director of the Geneva-based monitoring group UN Watch, issued the following statement today in advance
May 5, 2009
Canada
E.U., Canada and Japan oppose mandate of UN “fact-finding” mission
March 26, 2009 — The following countries protested the one-sided nature of the UN Human Rights Council’s latest “Fact Finding Mission” on Gaza, in plenary statements
March 26, 2009
Israel
States debate one-sided, anti-Israel report
At the U.N. Human Rights Council today, states debated Israel’s rights violations in the “Occupied Palestinian Territories” (OPT) and surrounding areas. The discussion began with
March 24, 2009
Israel
Iran chastised for denying Israeli statehood
There was an intense debate today at the U.N. Human Rights Council during the consideration of a report evaluating Israel’s human rights record. With nine
March 19, 2009
Israel
Japan highlights flaws in resolutions condemning Israel
Palestine presented three draft resolutions in informal consultations: “The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,” “Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including East
March 18, 2009
Israel
Libya: Israel should be removed from UN Human Rights Council
In a special appearance today at the UN Human Rights Council, Libyan Deputy Minister of Justice, Mr. Abdulssalam E. El tumi, said the following: “The
March 17, 2009
Israel
Islamic states: Religious freedom report does not sufficiently attack Israel
During a debate at the U.N. Human Rights Council today, Islamic countries complained that a report on religious freedom did not adequately attack Israel, while
March 12, 2009
Israel
The U.N. and the Hamas-Israel War
New Report: U.N. Accusations of “Israeli Attack on School” Were False At last month’s emergency session of the U.N. Human Rights Council, ambassadors from the world’s dictatorships
February 2, 2009
Human Rights
UN rights council readies 21st condemnation of Israel, emboldens Hamas
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, January 5, 2009 — UN Watch, a Geneva-based non-governmental organization that monitors the United Nations, criticized a U.N. Human Rights Council resolution on the
January 5, 2009
Burundi
UN experts on toxic waste, corporations, and Burundi slam Israel, ignoring context and their lack of mandate
As expected, the U.N.’s human rights officials are rushing to slam Israel for defending itself against Hamas rocket attacks (see new release below). We note:
January 2, 2009