The United Nations consistently demonstrates an anti-Israel bias and is overly beholden to authoritarian regimes including China and Russia, according to testimony received during a House Oversight hearing on March 1.
U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield testified that the international body continually sought to place Israel at a disadvantage and favored actions that undermined Israeli security and sovereignty.
“The UN is replete with anti-Israel actions and bodies including disproportionate resolutions against Israel across the UN system,” Thomas-Greenfield said.
Frustration With Rapporteur
The ambassador expressed particular frustration with the continued influence of UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, who has explicitly compared Israel to the Nazi Third Reich, expressed support for Palestinian terrorist organizations, and claimed that Israel is solely an oppressive occupier rather than a sovereign nation with legitimate security concerns….