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Fighting Anti-Israeli Bias

Countering
Item 7

THE UNHRC'S STANDING AGENDA ITEM
TARGETING ISRAEL

Every session of the UN Human Rights Council features a standing agenda item targeting Israel. No other country in the world—not Iran, Russia or North Korea—is singled out in this fashion.

We examine false claims made at the UN under this rubric, show viral videos of UN Watch’s speeches in the Item 7 debates, and provide other key information to support the campaign to abolish a discriminatory  institution that was condemned by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon the day after its adoption.

"The Secretary-General is disappointed at the Council’s decision to single out only one specific regional item, given the range and scope of allegations of human rights violations throughout the world."
United Nations Secretary-General Ban-Ki MoonJune 20, 2007
“We consider the permanent Agenda Item 7 an historic anomaly, resulting in an unacceptable and disproportionate singling out of Israel. This has been the position of the Netherlands for years.”
Dutch Foreign Minister Stef BlokSeptember 11, 2019
“Nowhere is institutional bias more apparent than in the Human Rights Council’s agenda item 7, the only agenda item dedicated to a single country situation. The existence of Item 7, and the disproportionate focus on Israel it represents, damages the credibility of this Council.”
Australian Ambassador Sally MansfieldJune 22, 2020
“Denmark will work for a council that treats all states in an equal and fair manner. It undermines the credibility of this council and its members when it insists on singling out one country, Israel, a democracy, under its own agenda item.”
Danish Foreign Minister Anders SamuelsenMarch 19, 2019
“We will continue to press for the abolition of Item 7, which only undermines the credibility of the world’s leading human rights forum.”
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy HuntMarch 20, 2019
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Speeches

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Country Claims and UN Watch responses

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