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'I am proof of Hamas's violence': Ex-hostage Ilana Gritzewsky tells 'Post' of sexual abuse in Gaza

A Hamas terrorist was "hugging me, kissing me, saying that I'm beautiful, that I'm going to marry him," Gritzewsky told the Post • 'I am a woman who survived'

Former hostage Ilana Gritzewsky sharing her experience of sexual abuse at the UN Human Rights Council.
A PALESTINIAN man walks past the building of the UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City on January 8, 2018.

UNRWA fires 70 employees after Israeli accusations of Hamas affiliation

 UNITED NATIONS headquarters in New York City.

The UN can't afford another appeaser: Why Michelle Bachelet must not lead - opinion

UN HIGH COMMISSIONER for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet makes a speech at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, in February.

UN Watch demands democracies explain election of human rights abusers to UN positions


UN's Albanese under scrutiny for alleged payments for speaking events

The UN Watch head called for investigation into Albanese for "illegally requesting payments for work done in her official UN capacity."

 Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, attends a press conference following a meeting with Egyptian delegations to discuss the situation in the Palestinian territories, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Cairo. April 25, 2024.

Is it time to redefine the US' role in Palestinian aid? - opinion

Following long-standing allegations of antisemitic and pro-terror education in the UNRWA school system, an American think tank aims to bring in a new organization to handle education in Gaza.

 Tzav 9 protesters outside of UNRWA Jerusalem offices, March 20, 2024.

UN wants Hamas to stay in power, Palestinians used as pawns - Hillel Neuer alleges

Neuer contends that it would be nearly impossible to get appointed to a high ranking position at the UN if one is pro-Israel, considering many that vote are states that do not recognize Israel.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S.

Telegram group with 3,000 UNRWA teachers praises October 7 attacks - UN Watch

One UNRWA teacher, Abdallah Mehjez, urged Gazan civilians not to heed warnings to move out of harm’s way and instead to serve as human shields. Before UNRWA, Abdallah worked for the BBC.

Palestinian employees of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) take part in a protest against job cuts by UNRWA, in Gaza City September 19, 2018.

UNRWA continues to teach and spread hate to Palestinians, report states

The report included 100 pages of evidence showing examples of hate and incitement to violence spread by UNRWA teachers and schools.

Palestinian employees of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) take part in a protest against job cuts by UNRWA, in Gaza City September 19, 2018.

Qatar's envoy loses bid for human rights post, called Jews ‘enemies’ & gays ‘disgusting’

A letter to the president of the Human Rights Council from UN Watch successfully urged the UN to deny Qatar's bid to become chair of the human rights forum following antisemitic tweets.

 Deputy Minister, Alvin Botes delivers a National Statement at the Annual High Level Panel on Human Rights Mainstreaming under the theme “Thirty years of implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: challenges and opportunities”, at the UNHRC, Geneva.

Iran says it has developed drone 'designed to hit Israel's Tel Aviv, Haifa' - Mehr News

Brigadier General Kiomars Heidari said the drone, named Arash-2, is a newer version of Arash-1.

A drone is launched from an Iranian submarine during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on August 25, 2022.

UNRWA teachers continue to support antisemitism, terrorism on social media - UN Watch

The report comes as the US and other Western countries gather to pledge funding for the agency for Palestinian refugees.

Palestinian employees of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) take part in a protest against job cuts by UNRWA, in Gaza City September 19, 2018.

'My people's suffering under apartheid used to criminalize Israel' - South African activist

Christian pro-Israel activist Olga Meshoe Washington defended Israel ahead of a UNHRC debate on the final presentation of a report investigating Israel.

 Olga Meshoe Washington.

Israel: UNHRC's new investigator has compared Nakba to Holocaust

Francesca Albanese has compared "the Holocaust to the Nakba, and advocates for the de-facto destruction of the Nation-State of the Jewish People,” Eilon Shahar said.

 Israeli Ambassador to UN Institutions in Geneva Meirav Eilon Shahar