Israel launches website on alleged UN bias — Jerusalem Post
Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism has launched an international digital campaign and a website intended to show what the ministry calls the mechanism of United Nations bias against Israel in the war against Hamas. The campaign was timed to coincide with the UN General Assembly’s general debate, which is due to begin on September 22 in New York, the Jerusalem Post reports.
The digital campaign, created by Israel’s Government Advertising Agency, is aimed at the United States. Its target audience includes journalists, diplomats and officials, who are planned to be directed to materials and sources collected on the new website.
Six sections of the website
The platform contains materials the ministry prepared following an analysis of UN publications and the activities of UN bodies after the October 7 attack. The website has six thematic sections: alleged manipulation of information by UN representatives, internal institutional culture, reports of hunger in Gaza, UNRWA, the construction of genocide accusations, and the spread of claims among international structures and publications.
The ministry claims that certain data in UN materials were presented without proper context and that some statements gained additional authority after appearing in the organization’s documents. The ministry also says it investigated a pattern in which unverified data allegedly originating from Hamas are cited by UN structures, including the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, and then circulated as verified facts.
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Claims of pressure within the UN
The campaign includes testimony from former and current officials and experts who worked within UN mechanisms. World Health Organization representative Michel Thieren said that the terms “genocide” and “hunger” began to be used from the start of the war, while conclusions, according to him, were formed even before the situation on the ground was verified.
Former UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Alice Wairimu Nderitu reported daily pressure and harassment. According to the campaign, she refused to define the hostilities as genocide without an authoritative legal ruling, and her UN contract was subsequently not renewed. UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Alice Edwards also reported pressure from colleagues aimed at preventing the publication of an official letter documenting Hamas crimes on October 7.
Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Amichai Chikli said the website is intended to show the origin of claims that, in the Israeli ministry’s view, influence the positions of governments, media and public opinion.
