Geneva

Why I went to Geneva: The human rights system at a crossroads - opinion

When victims cannot testify, we must carry their stories.

|ByCOCHAV ELKAYAM-LEVY
Demonstrators hold signs against what they describe as international silence over sexual violence perpetrated against Israeli women during the attack by Hamas on southern Israel on October 7, at a protest in Jerusalem, November 27, 2023.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei speaks during an interview, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2026.

Iran says Lebanon is integral part of peace deal with US

Esmaeil Baghaei said diplomatic visits to regional countries are on the agenda for Tehran, before the signing of the agreement due on Friday in Geneva, Switzerland.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Samer Sinijlawi is seen speaking at the annual Berl Katznelson Foundation conference in Tel Aviv, in 2026.

Geneva’s silence vs Tel Aviv’s applause: Israeli-Palestinian peace talks must go public - opinion

The old peace process industry is failing Israelis and Palestinians.

|BySAMER SINIJLAWI
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder speaks to Jewish leaders in Geneva in May 2026.

Stop trying to educate antisemites, invest in Jewish children, WJC president tells leaders

Lauder said Jewish communities worldwide were facing a surge of antisemitism from Australia and Canada to the UK, France, and the US, adding that it had become dangerous to be visibly Jewish.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel must abide by int'l law despite Hamas cynicism - Opinion

According to international law, there are certain instances in which it is permissible to attack hospitals.

JANUARY 31, 2024ByTAL MIMRAN
AN IDF soldier walks through a tunnel underneath Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, in November.

United Nations reopens European office after security issue

A spokesperson told Reuters the closure was due to a "perimeter intrusion" earlier on Friday morning.

AUGUST 25, 2023ByREUTERS
Illustrative image of a United Nations flag.

UN commemorates Shimon Peres with new releases of former Israeli PM's speeches

14 of the former-Presidents speeches were published and a fellowship has been launched in his name.

JUNE 2, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
THEN-FOREIGN MINISTER Shimon Peres signs the Oslo Accords, witnessed by (from R) PLO chairman Yasser Arafat, prime minister Yitzhak Rabin and US president Bill Clinton, at the White House, Sept. 13, 1993.

Former Russian diplomat: Putin has already lost the war

Once, Boris Bondarev was a Russian diplomat - now he is making startling claims about his former president.

FEBRUARY 23, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual address to the Federal Assembly in Moscow, Russia February 21, 2023.

Israel accuses UN human rights chief of blaming terror attacks on victims

Israel stated that the Geneva human rights community remained silent on the shooting in Neveh Ya'acov for a week.

FEBRUARY 4, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Volker Turk holds a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela January 28, 2023

Israel: Impunity for UN officials speaking of ‘Jewish Lobby’ must end

Israel's mission to the UN in Geneva spoke out after a report on Francesca Albanese used the phrase “the Jewish Lobby.”

DECEMBER 14, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
THE UNITED NATIONS headquarters building in New York City, and the UN logo: Today’s UN needs to be reimagined and reformed to address the limited problems it can effectively handle, says the writer.

Iran protests flare again as UN voices concern at detainees' treatment

Many protesters that were in critical condition in hospitals have been secretly moved to detention centers.

OCTOBER 28, 2022ByREUTERS
People light a fire during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran, September 21, 2022.

Qatari delegate to Geneva UN deletes Twitter after watchdog exposes antisemitic, homophobic tweets

Qatar's delegate to the UN in Geneva paid a price after antisemitic, homophobic tweets were revealed.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Hend Al-Muftah speaks in a Qatari video on how the country handled higher education during the coronavirus pandemic, March 17, 2021

Israeli exhibition about violence against women premiers at Geneva UN office

The new exhibition presents the clothes of women who were murdered by their partners and is designed to raise awareness of violence against women.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A clothing item owned by Michal Sela Z"L.

Bachelet's anti-Israel bias and China breakdown

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Looking back at the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights' tenure.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
THE UNITED NATIONS High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends her final news conference before the end of her mandate at the UN in Geneva, last week.