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Nov 7, 2024, 5:02 AM

Systemic Bias Unveiled: How the UN Failed After 10.7

As for all Israelis, October 7, 2023, is a date forever etched in my memory. On that day, Hamas unleashed a brutal assault, resulting in the indiscriminate murder of 1,200 and the kidnapping of some 250 people. While the...

Oct 30, 2024, 12:37 PM

Israel’s decision to outlaw UNRWA is long overdue

A decade ago, I documented troubling links between the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and terrorist organizations operating in Gaza. These early warnings have now been confirmed in the most horrifying ways. On October...

Oct 18, 2024, 12:39 AM

UN hypocrisy: Why human rights violators lead

The Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room is the meeting room of the United Nations Human Rights Council, in the Palace of Nations in Geneva.

Photo: Ludovic Courtès, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

On October 9, 2024, the United Nations held its annual elections for the Human Rights Council (HRC) membership. Commendable contenders such as the Czech Republic, Cyprus, and South Korea were among the countries competing, all with responsible human rights...

Oct 16, 2014, 9:21 PM

The Aid Dilemma

Imagine yourself driving on a road somewhere on your way home, when suddenly a red light slows you down. While you’re waiting for the light to go green again, out of nowhere arrives a homeless person, and by his...

Jul 31, 2014, 12:18 AM

The UNRWA-Terror Connection

About a year ago, when I started digging into more material covering the Arab-Israeli conflict, I was introduced for the first time to the term 'UNRWA' – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees. It has been...

Jul 10, 2014, 9:54 AM

The Numbers Deception

Recent actions taken by the IDF to stop rockets from being launched into Israel by Hamas, as part of operation "Protective Edge", have resulted in unfortunate, unintentional cases of Palestinian civilian casualties. It has come to my attention that...

About Me

Or Shaked is a passionate advocate for Israel on the global stage. With over a decade of professional experience in Jewish, Israeli, and foreign affairs, he uses his strong interpersonal, intercultural, and organizational skills to develop strategic relationships, bring disparate parties together to build consensus, and deliver compelling messaging. He currently serves as Deputy Director of the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE). He previously served as a Human Rights Advisor and Elections Officer at Israel’s Permanent Mission to the UN and as a Protocol Assistant at Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Earlier in his career, he served as the Jewish Agency Israel Fellow to Hillel at Virginia Tech. He holds a Master’s degree in Management and Public Policy from Hebrew University’s Honors Program and a B.A. in International Relations and Business Management.

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