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Israel At The UN: A History Of Bias And Progress

The United Nations has long been a source of mixed feelings for the Jewish community. While the UN played a pivotal role in the creation of the State of Israel, the international body has a continuing history of a one-sided, hostile approach to Israel.

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News and Opinion

• Letter from UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova to ADL Condemning Holocaust Mockery at the Aalst Carnival in Belgium
• ADL Condemns “Extreme Anti-Israel Bias” in New U.N. Human Rights Council Report
• Disgraceful UN Vote Puts Onus on Palestinians
• European Nations ‘Capitulate’ In Approving Palestinian Status Upgrade

International Organizations and Events

• The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
• The 2009 Durban Conference

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ADL Condemns “Extreme Anti-Israel Bias” in New U.N. Human Rights Council Report

ADL strongly criticized a newly released U.N. Human Rights Council fact-finding report on the impact of Israeli settlements on the Palestinians, stating that the purpose of the report was “illegitimate in its conception,” and “another clear example of the HRC’s institutionalized extreme anti-Israeli bias.”

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November 29 at the UN: The Annual Ritual of Palestinian Solidarity and an Upgrade of Status to Statehood

Each year on November 29^th at the United Nations, the Palestinians enlist the entire General Assembly in what has become a ritual of Palestinian solidarity. November 29, 2012 may prove to be exceptionally challenging for Israel at the UN. 

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ADL Reports on UN Issues

• The United Nations General Assembly: Key Issues for 2012
• U.N. Palestinian Rights Committee: 35 Years of Demonizing Israel (PDF)
• Facts on the Palestinian Campaign to Unilaterally Declare Statehood (PDF)