B’nai B’rith Met with Chile’s Minister of Foreign Affairs
Iton Gadol noted B’nai B’rith International’s meeting with Chile’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonia Urrejola, on the margins of the U.N. General Assembly in New York.
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Media Releases
September 22, 2022
B’nai B’rith Leads Annual Marathon of Meetings with World Leaders on Sidelines of U.N. General Assembly
B’nai B’rith International, which boasts global grassroots and has spearheaded Jewish engagement with the United Nations beginning in 1945, is leading an annual marathon of communal meetings with...
September 18, 2022
In New York, the Argentine Foreign Minister Met with Members of the Jewish Community
Agencia AJN noted that B’nai B’rith Chair of U.N. Affairs Millie Magid and leaders from other American Jewish organizations met with Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero on the...
September 13, 2022
CEO Interview with UNESCO: Civil Society Must Work Together to Address Antisemitic Hate Speech Online
Our CEO Daniel Mariaschin spoke to UNESCO about the urgency to address anti-Semitism online, the toolkit we developed with the Institute for Strategic Dialogue and UNESCO, and effective actions for...
August 25, 2022
B’nai B’rith Officials Met with Federico Villegas, President of the U.N. Human Rights Council
Iton Gadol covered B’nai B’rith International’s meeting with Ambassador Federico Villegas, current chair of the U.N. Human Rights Council. The discussion focused on the anti-Semitic...
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August 5, 2022
Director of U.N. Affairs Op-ed in Times of Israel: Miloon Kothari’s “Apology” Is Inadequate; Prejudiced Commissioners Must Go
B’nai B’rith Director of U.N. and Intercommunal Affairs David Michaels pens an op-ed for the Times of Israel condemning Miloon Kothari’s non-apology for anti-Semitic remarks and...
August 4, 2022
U.N. Commission of Inquiry Member Apologizes for “Jewish Lobby” Comment
The Jewish Journal included our call for all prejudiced members of the UNHRC’s anti-Israel Commission of Inquiry to be removed in its coverage of commission member Miloon Kothari’s...
Media Releases
August 2, 2022
After Human Rights Council President Cites Stigmatization of Jews, 16 Jewish Groups Urge Removal of “Prejudiced” U.N. Commissioners
Jewish organizations on multiple continents have written to the United Nations Human Rights Council president, urging him to remove members of a Commission of Inquiry on Israel found to have made...
July 29, 2022
U.S. Officials ‘Outraged’ Over Comments Made by Member of U.N. Inquiry Into Israel-Gaza Conflict
JTA highlighted B’nai B’rith International’s call to disband the United Nations’ latest anti-Israel “Commission of Inquiry.” Read the article in JTA. A United...