U.S. slams UNHRC for ‘disproportionate’ Israel focus

Published on March 19, 2013

The Obama administration refused to participate in a U.N. Human Rights Council meeting on Israeli settlements and slammed the body for its "disproportionate" focus on Israel.

Fewer anti-Semitic attacks recorded in Switzerland last year

Published on March 18, 2013

Fewer anti-Semitic attacks recorded in Switzerland last year

Nobel Peace Laureate David Trimble speaks in support of Israel at UN Human Rights council debate on Israeli settlements

Published on March 18, 2013

Nobel Peace Laureate David Trimble, member of the British House of Lords, will be taking the floor shortly in this morning's UN Human Rights Council debate on a new report by a fact-finding mission on Israeli settlements, to deliver the following statement on behalf of the Geneva non-governmental organization UN Watch.

Erdogan at UN forum: Zionism is ‘crime against humanity’ [VIDEO]

Published on February 28, 2013

Amid rampant hate speech against Jews published in newspapers in Turkey, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said at a United Nations meeting that anti-Semitism, Zionism and Islamophobia were all “crimes against humanity.”

U.N.: Israel must withdraw from settlements immediately

Published on January 31, 2013

A U.N. report on the impact of Jewish West Bank settlements on Palestinians said Israel immediately should begin withdrawing all settlers from the territory.

Israel boycotts scheduled U.N. review of human rights practices

Published on January 29, 2013

Israel boycotted a United Nations review of its human rights practices, becoming the first country to do so.

Dutch police nab suspected stabber of French Jew

Published on November 13, 2012

Dutch police reportedly arrested and extradited to Switzerland a 22-year-old Briton suspected of stabbing a Jewish man in Geneva.

U.S. wins re-election to U.N. Human Rights Council

Published on November 12, 2012

The United States succeeded on Monday in its bid for re-election to the 47-nation U.N. Human Rights Council, a Geneva-based watchdog that has been criticized by Washington and Israel for singling out the Jewish state for criticism.

Russia says Iran crucial to success of Syria meeting

Published on June 26, 2012

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday Iran's participation was crucial to the success of a meeting on the escalating conflict in Syria planned by U.N.-Arab league peace envoy Kofi Annan in Geneva this weekend.

U.N. cancels appearance by Hamas leader in Geneva

Published on March 19, 2012

The United Nations canceled an appearance by a Hamas leader at the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Syria storms out of U.N. rights meeting

Published on February 28, 2012

Syria's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva stormed out of the U.N. Human Rights Council Tuesday after demanding angrily that countries stop "inciting sectarianism and providing arms" to opposition forces in his country.

Keira Knightley on (early 20th Century) Jews and Aryans in Love

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on November 26, 2011

The genesis of psychoanalysis [VIDEO]

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on November 23, 2011

EU approves Libya sanctions

Published on February 28, 2011

The European Union approved wide-ranging sanctions against Libya as world leaders urged Moammar Ghadafi to step down. Sanctions levied Monday following a meeting in Geneva include an arms embargo, a visa ban and a freeze on Libyan assets.

Bush cancels Keren Hayesod appearance in Geneva

Published on February 7, 2011

Former President George W. Bush canceled a planned appearance at a Keren Hayesod fundraiser in Geneva because of planned protests. Bush was to be the featured speaker at a Feb. 12 dinner for the group, the daily Le Tribune de Geneve reported on Feb. 5.

Israel envoy in Geneva: Gaza flotilla activists linked to terror groups

Published on June 1, 2010

Aharon Leshno Yaar tells UN Rights Council that Turkish-based IHH raises funds and finances terror for Hamas around the world

Exclusive Durban II Blog -  Day 4: Twisted Tongues

By David Weiner
Published on April 23, 2009

Exclusive Coverage from DURBAN 2 - DAY 3: Bring Popcorn and a Tissue

By David Weiner
Published on April 22, 2009

Exclusive Coverage from DURBAN 2 - DAY 3: Bring Popcorn and a Tissue

By David Weiner
Published on April 22, 2009

Diplomats Make End Run With Early Ratification of Final Durban Document

Published on April 21, 2009

A day after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s tirade against Israel triggered a walkout by the European delegation and generated headlines around the world, diplomats at the U.N. forum scrambled to ratify the conference’s final document on Tuesday -- three days before the parley’s close, when the document was scheduled to be adopted.

Day 2 of our Exclusive Coverage from DURBAN 2: Our Way or Norway

By David Weiner
Published on April 21, 2009

Ahmadinejad Accuses Israel of Genocide, Europeans Walk Out [VIDEO]

Published on April 20, 2009

In a speech at the U.N.-sponsored anti-racism conferencein Geneva, the Iranian president first blamed the West for injustice, then went on the offensive against Israel, calling it the “racist perpetrators of genocide.”

Exclusive Coverage from DURBAN 2 - DAY 1: Arrival

By David Weiner
Published on April 20, 2009

Durban, the Sequel

By James D. Besser
Published on November 29, 2001

Geneva and Ann Arbor, Mich., may be a world apart, but they now have something in common: both are settings for a reinvigorated effort to undercut the very legitimacy of Israel.

The same folks responsible for turning this summer's Durban conference on racism into an anti-Israel free-for-all are getting set for an encore performance in Geneva next week. And in college towns like Ann Arbor, Arab and Muslim student groups are using spurious comparisons with South Africa to discredit Israel.

Y Troubles

By Tom Tugend
Published on February 22, 2001

YMCA leaders in Los Angeles strongly denounced a report by an international YMCA affiliate in Geneva, which accuses Israel of using "massive force against unarmed protesters and completely innocent people" and urges that "the YMCA take the side of the oppressed Palestinian people."