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What Does Francesca Albanese Comparing Bibi to Hitler Say About the United Nations?

Leave a Comment / Israel / By Shlomo Levin

United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese recently triggered an uproar by reposting on X a comparison of a photo of Bibi’s recent speech at the U.S. capitol to a photo of a speech given by Hitler. According to X statistics, this received over 2000 comments and was viewed nearly one million times. In response, Israel’s …

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UN Accusations, Israel’s Response: What Gives?

Leave a Comment / Israel / By Shlomo Levin

On June 12th the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) released the results of an investigation into the Gaza war. This included a 59 page section that does a reasonable job of documenting Hamas atrocities. It accuses Hamas of hostage taking, indiscriminate rocket fire, sexual and gender based violence, and more. The report also includes …

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Torah Burning Protests: Let’s Just Forget It

Leave a Comment / Human Rights & Jewish Values, Israel / By Shlomo Levin

Today Sweden once again granted permission for a Torah burning protest outside the Israeli Embassy, this time by a woman concerned about children’s rights (the connection with Torah burning is unclear, and only four people are scheduled to attend.) Nevertheless, due to the provocative nature of the Torah burning this became a global story …

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