U.S. to Rejoin UNESCO After Quitting Over Anti-Israel Bias, Concern Raised by Jewish Org.
The Algemeiner cited B’nai B’rith International’s concern over the U.S. announcing its intention to rejoin UNESCO.
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May 24, 2023
Letter to the Editor in The Jerusalem Post: Disdain and Disrespect for Israel at the U.N. (May 24, 2023)
The Jerusalem Post published a letter to the editor submitted by B’nai B’rith International regarding the U.N.’s consistent mistreatment of – and disrespect for – the State of...
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May 18, 2023
Embrace IHRA antisemitism definition, 160 Jewish groups tell U.N.
JNS quoted B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin in its coverage of more than 160 Jewish organizations urging the U.N. to adopt the IHRA working definition of antisemitism.
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May 18, 2023
Jewish Organizations Urge Inclusion of IHRA Antisemitism Definition in U.N. Action Plan
Arutz Sheva English noted our work urging the United Nations to adopt the IHRA working definition of anti-Semitism.
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May 18, 2023
More than 160 Jewish Communities and Organizations Across the Globe Urge UN to Use IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism in UN Action Plan
More than 160 Jewish communities and organizations across the globe called on the United Nations to make use of the Working Definition of Antisemitism from the International Holocaust Remembrance...
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May 16, 2023
After Israeli Pressure, Over 30 Countries Boycott U.N. ‘Nakba Day’ Event
Israel Hayom and the European Jewish Press highlighted B’nai B’rith International’s statement (tweet) calling out the U.N. for marking the State of Israel’s 75th birthday by...
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May 15, 2023
B’nai B’rith Deplores First-Time U.N. Event Marking Israel’s Founding As “Nakba”
B’nai B’rith strongly condemns the holding of a “high-level event” at the United Nations to mark the “Nakba” (or “catastrophe” in Arabic), Palestinians’ term for the creation of the State of Israel...
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May 9, 2023
UK and US to shun UN ‘Nakba Day’ event as Israel calls for boycott
The Jerusalem Post highlighted B’nai B’rith International’s calls for high-ranking U.N. officials and representatives from U.N. member states not to attend events hosted by the U.N....
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May 9, 2023
United Nations to hold meeting in Spain to examine internal anti-Semitism
JNS quoted David Michaels, B’nai B’rith International director of United Nations and Intercommunal Affairs, in its coverage of a planned United Nations meeting in Spain to examine...