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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'

JULY 5, 2026|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

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

Earlier this week, USAID announced that it had referred 101 current or former UNRWA staff members to the US State Department for suspension or disbarment over their role in the October 7 massacre.

JUNE 14, 2026|ByTZVI JASPER

UNITED NATIONS headquarters in New York City.

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

Systematically, Bachelet applied a double standard against the Jewish state, which she condemned more than any other country in the world.

JUNE 2, 2026|ByHILLEL NEUER

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

In UN Watch's press release, the NGO cited the UN's Economic and Social Council's (ECOSOC) recent nomination of Iran to the UN’s Committee for Program and Coordination.

APRIL 12, 2026|ByTZVI JASPER

NGO: Pillay is biased against Israel, must be ousted from UNHRC probe

Geneva-based UN Watch sent a letter to Pillay and to the President of the UNHRC, asking for her recusal.

FEBRUARY 14, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

Facebook apologizes for threatening to delete UN Watch director's account

Facebook apologized for removing a post by the UN Watch director criticizing Ben & Jerry's for not condemning the Taliban.

JANUARY 21, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE

Hillel Neuer addresses the ‘We Have a Dream Summit’ in 2011.

Hillel Neuer: Warrior for Israel in Geneva

UN Watch was founded in 1993 by civil rights activist Morris B. Abram, former US Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva.

OCTOBER 28, 2021ByRENEE GHERT-ZAND

UNHRC cuts off UN Watch for quoting antisemitic posts by UNRWA teachers

The UNHRC cut off UN Watch for quoting antisemitic posts by UNRWA teachers, saying it was an unacceptable personal attack.

OCTOBER 3, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

UNRWA to probe 10 staff for anti-Israel speech

The agency has been under fire for incitement in teaching material at its schools and in employee social media posts.

AUGUST 8, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

A Palestinian teacher conducts a class for students in an UNRWA-run school that reopened after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions were eased, at al-Fari'ah refugee camp, in the West Bank April 12, 2021.

Over 100 UNRWA teachers incite violence, antisemitism online - report

A total of 113 instances of incitement obtained by UN Watch from the public social media pages of the UNWRA employees shows that many celebrated and promoted violence.

AUGUST 3, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

US boycotts fail to shake UNHRC’s anti-Israel bias

The UN as an organization has never found a formula that both allows for full democratic participation of all member states, while at the same time protecting against undue bias.

FEBRUARY 9, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF