In the flurry of press about UNRWA in the last weeks, much has been written and said about the U.N. Palestine refugee agency, both positive and negative. CLICK HERE FOR FULL TIMELINE AND PRESS COVERAGE UNRWA Perpetuates The So-Called “Right of Return” The real problem with the organization is evident from …
In the wake of U.S. threats to cut aid to the U.N. relief agency for Palestinians, a look at UNRWA textbooks—which deny Jewish rights in Palestine and erase Israel from the map—shows that the agency is violating the basic tenets of the U.N. Charter by fostering conflict instead of maintaining peace and harming …
Time Line of Events Leading up to U.S. Freeze of UNRWA Funding Dec. 6, 2017 – Trump issues statement officially recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital: “But today, we finally acknowledge the obvious: that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital. This is nothing more, or less, than a recognition of reality. It …
A flurry of statements and articles by Sweden, the New York Times, and Foreign Policy, want us to believe that a U.S. reduction in its $360 million annual funding of UNRWA would bring humanitarian disaster and threaten international peace and stability. But according to a little-known internal audit, the …
Resolutions on Israel: 21 Resolution on Rest of the World: 6 In the current session of the UN General Assembly, all EU member states are voting for one resolution each to criticize (1) Iran, (2) Syria, (3) North Korea, (4) Crimea, (5) Myanmar, and (6) the U.S., for its embargo on Cuba (click here for resolutions). …
MYTH: Michael Lynk, whose U.N. title is “Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967,” examines the situation of human rights in that area, concerning any victims, Palestinians and Israelis alike. Example: “The work that Michal Lynk is doing …
UN monitor Michael Lynk, tasked with investigating “Israel’s violations,” said he has not heard any demands for expanding his mandate to also include violations by the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, but “my mind remains open.” UN Watch Statement Delivered by Mr. Daniel Smith 24th …
Video: Belgium ‘Sorry’ for Electing Saudis to UN Women’s Rights Panel A new video by UN Watch, screened for the first time at its recent 2017 Gala Dinner in Geneva, tells the story of how Belgium was forced to apologize for electing Saudi Arabia to the U.N. women’s rights commission, along …
Following are the operative paragraphs of the Egyptian draft resolution submitted to the UN Security Council for vote today. The Security Council… Reaffirms that the establishment by Israel of settlements in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, has no legal validity and …
GENEVA, Dec. 21, 2016 – As the UN General Assembly prepares to adopt a resolution today accusing Israel of harming Palestinians by the “exploitation of natural resources,” “extensive destruction of agricultural land” and “widespread destruction”—part of 20 anti-Israel …
