New Research Confirms U.N. Obsession with Israel

Israel alone is considered the “occupying power” by the U.N.

 

Joseph Puder

At a recent presentation by Palestinian human rights activist Bassem Eid, he was asked to name the key obstacles to peace between the Palestinians and Israelis.  He replied by citing two institutions; UNWRA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) and the U.N. (United Nations).  New research by both Professor Eugene Kontorovich of the international law department at the Kohelet Policy Forum, and Penny Grunseid, a researcher, support Bassem Eid’s assertion, pointing out the double standard and gross bias in the treatment of Israel at the U.N.

In Israel, all governments and the public in general have been in agreement about one thing, the UN’s anti-Israel bias.  Early on in the Jewish state’s history, its first Prime Minister David Ben Gurion called the U.N. “um Shmum,” a derogatory term meant to denounce its lack of fairness and objectivity.  In addition to being the “dumped on” scapegoat by all U.N. agencies, Israel is the only U.N. member-state never to have been elected to the U.N. Security Council......To Read More...