UN forced to speak out against Israel - details of the scandal

The Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism has launched a campaign accusing the UN of shaping an anti-Israel information agenda after October 7. The ministry created a website with publications by UN bodies and cited statements by UN officials who, according to the ministry, themselves spoke of bias. Among them are Special Adviser on Genocide Alice Wairimu Nderitu, who said she faced pressure for refusing to call events in Gaza genocide, and Special Rapporteur on Torture Alice Edwards, who reported obstacles to publishing a letter on Hamas crimes.

The Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism has launched an international campaign accusing the UN of systematically shaping an anti-Israel and distorted information agenda after October 7. The ministry created a special website that collects publications and actions by UN bodies which, in the ministry's assessment, manipulated information, allowed a hostile internal atmosphere, and disseminated unreliable data about events in Gaza. The campaign is aimed at the US and targets journalists, diplomats, and decision-makers. Its launch is timed to coincide with the start of the UN General Assembly general debate on September 22. The campaign cites statements by UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Alice Wairimu Nderitu, who said she faced daily pressure and persecution due to her position and noted that she had not encountered such treatment during other wars. She refused to call what is happening in Gaza genocide without a legal ruling, after which her contract was not renewed. Also cited are the words of UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Alice Edwards, who said she faced serious pressure from colleagues who tried to prevent the publication of a letter on Hamas's crimes on October 7.