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Aug 5, 2022, 6:19 AM

Miloon Kothari’s “Apology” Is Inadequate; Prejudiced Commissioners Must Go

Fifteen international Jewish organizations have written to the United Nations Human Rights Council president, Federico Villegas, demanding that he remove members of a “Commission of Inquiry” on Israel guilty of bigoted statements on Jews and the Jewish state. One...

Aug 11, 2020, 9:45 PM

Black Lives and Jewish Lives Deserve Empathy, Not Enmity

Few causes are as naturally resonant with Jews as the never-ending quest to protect the very lives of people of color. The Torah teaches that all human beings are born in God’s image, and commands us to love our neighbors...

Apr 6, 2020, 3:04 PM

As Passover approaches, a plague and a promise

Just over half a year has now passed since the start of the Jewish year, whose high holidays are also known as the Days of Awe. One of the climactic sections of those most sacred days’ liturgy relates: “On Rosh Hashanah it is...

Oct 23, 2014, 2:04 AM

Don’t play politics with genocide

While major human rights violators make absurd allegations against Israel, the world is complacent on real war crimes

Dec 12, 2013, 3:31 PM

Israel’s inclusion in Western group in Geneva: A step in the right direction

On Dec. 2, Israel was granted membership in Geneva of the Western European and Others Group (WEOG), one of the semi-official “regional groups” within the United Nations. Effective at the start of 2014, this step represents modest but important...

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David J. Michaels is Director of United Nations and Intercommunal Affairs at B’nai B’rith International, which maintains full-time, accredited representation at U.N. bodies worldwide.