The United Nations on Thursday spread pro-Hamas propaganda through one of its online newsletters, including a link to a website that organized protests that blocked roads in US cities on April 15, in violation of US law. He was accused of
The allegations came from a group called. voice of human rightsused screenshots from the UN’s online newsletter NGO Action News to support its accusations.
NGO Action News is weekly newsletter Produced by the United Nations Information System on the Palestinian Question (UNISPAL). The newsletter links to various Internet posts containing information related to the Palestinians and the war in Gaza, almost all of which are strongly critical of Israel.
On April 11th edition One of the newsletter entries points to a post titled “Stop Giving Arms to Israel: 5 Ways to Take Action on Tax Day” by a group called the United States Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR).
“Tax Day” was April 15th, the deadline for filing U.S. income tax returns. Pro-Palestinian activists used the day to demonstrate against US funding to Israel.Some of those demonstrations It contains Illegal, destructive, or dangerous activities, such as closing busy roads, bridges, or airports.There were dozens of protesters arrested in cities across the country.
The UN newsletter seems untroubled by the USCPR’s call for “coordinated economic blockades in cities around the world.” The post, linked from a UN publication, explicitly calls for subversive activities and links to an even more provocative website created by A15 Action, the group that organized the illegal Tax Day protests. Ta.
“Through its global online network, the United Nations distributes warnings and links to events in the United States that violate U.S. law. Detailed announcements and invitations to participate in such illegal activities are “It is posted on a third-party website,” Human Rights Voices said.
Human Rights Voices notes that NGO Action News’ publications include a disclaimer stating that the United Nations is “not responsible for the content of linked sites,” but that the United Nations does not edit the newsletter. He pointed out that he was making the above judgment.
Human Rights Voices said the April 15 protests involved “unlawful obstruction of vehicular traffic, obstruction of pedestrian movement, disruption of the normal flow of business, obstruction of emergency services resulting in danger to life, and arrests. It pointed out that these included “resistance” and “unlawful imprisonment.”
The United Nations has faced mounting criticism for being openly sympathetic to Palestinian extremists, most famously in the January attack. Big failure In it, Israeli intelligence revealed that more than a dozen employees of UNRWA, the United Nations relief agency for Palestine, actively participated in the horrifying October 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israeli civilians. .
In the wake of these shocking revelations, the United States and many of its allies suspended funding to UNRWA. Some allies have since We have resumed It provides funding out of humanitarian concerns for Gaza residents, but the United States does not.
Controversy has also developed over Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the Palestinians. Although he is a harsh and often vicious critic of Israel, he has a far more tolerant attitude toward Hamas death squads.
Israel declared After her, Albanian persona non grata in February claimed “The victims of the October 7th massacre were not killed because they were Jewish, but in response to Israeli oppression.”
Albanians in November Said Since the Palestinian “territory” is under Israeli “belligerent” occupation, Israel has no right to protect itself from Palestinian terrorism.
Former Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said in December that the UN’s general actions since the Hamas attack were a “disgrace to the organization and the international community,” and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also appeared to blame the victims. . Point out He said Hamas’ rapes and murders “did not occur in a vacuum” as Palestinians “have been exposed to stifling opposition for 56 years.”
