Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced on Tuesday the immediate suspension of contacts with several UN agencies and international organizations, following a review by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the wake of the United States’ withdrawal from similar bodies.
Among the organizations from which contacts were severed, Israel has already terminated its relations with the Office of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, after it included the IDF in the “blacklist” alongside terrorist organizations; with UN Women – which ignored sexual violence against Israeli women on October 7; with the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), which have published anti-Israel reports for years.
Little can be articulated regarding individuals who reject Israel’s right to exist and those who dismiss the atrocities of October 7. Their ongoing refusal to acknowledge the truth is detrimental to Israel. If they devoted even half the time they squander on criticizing Israel to addressing genuine and pressing issues, we might witness an improved world. It seems likely that they do not desire such an outcome.