Canada Must Step Up as the United Nations Confronts Antisemitism
The headquarters of the United Nations in New York City (Globe & Mail)
October 16, 2019
By Brian Herman
Director of Government Relations
B'nai Brith Canada
OTTAWA – The United Nations will consider a landmark report tomorrow – Thurs., Oct. 17 – on the global threat of antisemitism, prepared by Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief.
Read moreB'nai Brith Welcomes Groundbreaking UN Antisemitism Report
The headquarters of the United Nations in New York City (Globe & Mail)
September 24, 2019
B'nai Brith Canada
OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada welcomes the ground-breaking new report on antisemitism by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief.
Read moreCanada Must Suspend Its UNRWA Funding Now
A Palestinian man protests outside an UNRWA office in the Gaza Strip (AFP/Archives)
July 31, 2019
OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is demanding that the Government of Canada immediately suspend its support for UNRWA, after yet another setback hit the scandal-prone United Nations body.
Read moreEurope Must Follow Canada’s Example in Labelling Hezbollah a Terrorist Organization
A Hezbollah terror tunnel
Dec. 18, 2018
By Daniel Koren
Manager, Media Relations & Communications
B'nai Brith Canada
OTTAWA – As the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) prepares to discuss Wednesday the recent Hezbollah terror tunnels attempting to infiltrate Israel, B’nai Brith Canada is calling on the European Union to follow Canada’s example in listing both Hezbollah’s political and military wings as terrorist entities.
Read moreHamas Has Praised the Murder of an Infant Child. Is the UN Ready to Condemn Now?
On Wednesday, the son of Canadian-Israeli Amichai Ish-Ran (left) and his wife Shira (right) passed away after fighting for his life
Dec. 12, 2018
By Daniel Koren
Manager, Media Relations & Communications
B'nai Brith Canada
TORONTO – On Sunday evening, two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a crowded bus station, wounding a 21-year-old pregnant woman, her husband (a Canadian-Israeli citizen) and five others.
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Dec. 12, 2018
Dear UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres,
Last Friday, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted against a resolution sponsored by the United States denouncing Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip.
Despite garnering a plurality of votes, the resolution failed due to a roadblock requiring a two-thirds majority to pass. Other resolutions targeting the State of Israel, however, easily passed at the UNGA with no such similar roadblocks put in place, illustrating what U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has called a clear sign of anti-Israel bias at the UN.
Meanwhile, following Sunday’s drive-by shooting in Ofra, Hamas continues to incentivize Palestinian terror and violence, praising the shooters as “heroes” rather than condemning the attack.
This clear disregard for morals and ethics speaks volumes about the hateful and maniacal nature of the Hamas terrorist organization.
As such, Mr. Guterres, when the UNGA cannot even condemn a terrorist organization that is hell-bent on genocide, it is clear the UN’s anti-Israel problem has snowballed to cataclysmic proportions.
We urge the UN to work towards foster fairness and justice for all, including Israelis of all backgrounds who continue to suffer under vicious attacks by terrorist organizations – sponsored by Iran and other member states.
Sincerely,
<The undersigned>
‘We Will See Changes at the UN,’ Says Israeli Ambassador Danon
Danny Danon
Dec. 10, 2018
By Jackson Richman
JERUSALEM – It is no secret that the United Nations has long been viewed as a hotbed of anti-Israel sentiment. However, there has been a remarkable shift in recent years as a result of efforts by the United States under outgoing U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon to build new partnerships while singling bias, as well as antisemitism, towards the Jewish State.
Read moreDespite Support from Canada, U.S., UN Fails to Pass Anti-Hamas Resolution
Dec. 7, 2018
This article was originally published on JNS.org.
NEW YORK – The United Nations rejected a resolution on Thursday that required a two-thirds majority to pass condemning the terrorist group Hamas for launching rockets from Gaza into Israel in addition to its infrastructure such as building tunnels to infiltrate and attack the Jewish state.
Read moreJews Expelled from Arab Countries Call on UN to Recognize their Plight
Nov. 28, 2018
By Ariel Kahana
This article was originally published on JNS.org.
Some 70 years after the exodus and expulsion of as many as 850,000 Jews from Arab states and Iran, the heads of communities of Jews from Arab countries are demanding that the United Nations officially recognize the suffering they were forced to endure.
Read moreB’nai Brith Questions Yet Another Round of UNRWA Funding from Canada
Oct. 12, 2018
By Marty York
Chief Media Relations & Communications Officer
B'nai Brith Canada
OTTAWA – B'nai Brith Canada is extremely concerned about a decision by the federal government to contribute another $50-million to the United Nations Palestinian Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).
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