Being bold and not apologizing for Israeli identity in front of the UN - opinion

Jerusalem Post - 22/04
The systemic bias is too difficult to ignore. Since 2006, the UN General Assembly has passed more resolutions against Israel than all other countries combined.

In recent months, as tensions across the Middle East escalated and rippled through international forums, I have grappled with a difficult question: Should Beit Issie Shapiro continue to participate in United Nations initiatives when the institution continually demonstrates hostility toward Israel?

The systemic bias is too difficult to ignore. Since 2006, the UN General Assembly has passed more resolutions against Israel than all other countries combined.

UNESCO, whose goal is “to promote world peace and security through international cooperation in education, culture, the arts and sciences,” has repeatedly adopted its own resolutions that seek to delegitimize Jewish connections to Israel’s historic and religious si...
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