Tag Archive for OHCHR

112 Companies Blacklisted by UN for Operating in Jewish Areas of West Bank

Obsessively biased against Israel, the UN Human Rights Council publishes a list of companies which are operating in the Jewish communities of Judea and Samaria, including Airbnb, Expedia, and TripAdvisor, claiming they’re ‘breaking the law’.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

The UN Human Rights Council has released a report detailing a ‘black list’ of international companies operating in Judea and Samaria.

The council listed 112 companies which it claims violate international law by continuing to operate in the Jewish communities in the area, including Airbnb, Expedia, and TripAdvisor.

Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz responded to the black List, saying that “the UN Human Rights Council’s announcement of the “black list” of business companies is a shameful surrender to the pressures of countries and organizations interested in hurting Israel, even though most countries in the world have refused to join this political pressure campaign.” Continue Reading »

Video Report: UN official ‘proudly’ presents 5 anti-Israel reports

In the all-too-common U.N. Israel-bashing bias that’s corrupted the international body, watch Craig Mokhiber, director of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), confess his ‘honor’ in submitting 5 different anti-Israel reports.

By Human Rights Voices

 

 

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UN job application reflects inherent anti-Israel bias, watchdog NGO reports

 

UN Watch executive director said in a press statement that the OHCHR had posed a bias pro-Palestinian question to applicants seeking an entry-level position.

By MAYA SHWAYDER JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT

 

 

NEW YORK – Looking for a job at the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva? You might have to prove you support the Palestinians first, according to watchdog organization UN Watch.

 

OVERVIEW OF the Human Rights Council at the UNHRC – UN Photo/Pierre Albouy

On Tuesday, UN Watch unveiled a written exam question it obtained from the OHCHR that the watchdog group says was administered to job applicants two years ago. Continue Reading »