{"id":2110015,"date":"2023-11-28T14:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T19:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/un-women-posts-then-deletes-condemnation-of-hamas\/"},"modified":"2023-11-28T14:59:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T19:59:51","slug":"un-women-posts-then-deletes-condemnation-of-hamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/un-women-posts-then-deletes-condemnation-of-hamas\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Women condemns Hamas, then deletes post"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fun-women-posts-then-deletes-condemnation-of-hamas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2110015&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Palestinian Hamas militants<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<figure><figcaption>Palestinian Hamas militants (Chris McGrath\/Getty \u2064Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>The women&#8217;s\u2062 rights body U.N. Women on Friday posted \u200dand later \u2062deleted a condemnation of Hamas&#8217;s Oct. \u20637 terror attacks \u2064on Israel, the latest instance of the United Nations sparking controversy for its response to the conflict \u2064between Israel and Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We \u2063condemn the \u200dbrutal\u200d attacks by Hamas on October 7 and continue to call for\u200c the \u200bimmediate and unconditional release of all hostages,&#8221; read the now-deleted post on the United Nations organization&#8217;s Instagram page, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jta.org\/2023\/11\/27\/israel\/after-backlash-over-silence-un-women-tweets-then-deletes-statement-condemning-hamas-attack-in-israel\">according<\/a> \u200bto the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. The United Nations women&#8217;s group then replaced the post with one that only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C0Dbiwnsus2\/\">called<\/a> for\u200c the release \u200cof hostages, with no condemnation of the terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>A representative for U.N. Women told the\u2064 Jewish Telegraphic Agency that the deleted post was inconsistent with the organization&#8217;s focus amid the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;U.N. Women social\u200b media team had pre-planned\u200d days in advance [of] this particular post, but then the news broke\u2064 on the release of hostages and we really wanted to focus on that,&#8221; a spokeswoman said in a statement. &#8220;U.N.\u200c Women has condemned the attacks by Hamas and the deaths of Israeli civilians from the beginning as well as called for the release of hostages, and we will continue doing so until\u200b the conflict ends. We have also called for \u200dall allegations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-report-shows-almost-1-in-3-women-experienced-violence-even-before-pandemic\/\" title=\"WHO Report Shows Almost 1 in 3 Women Experienced Violence Even Before Pandemic\">gender-based violence<\/a> to \u2062be rigorously investigated, prioritizing the rights, needs,\u200b and \u2062safety of those affected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After it replaced the post, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-will-allow-migrant-camps-for-children-to-operate-at-100-capacity\/\" title=\"CDC Will Allow Migrant Camps For Children To Operate At 100% Capacity\">agency made<\/a> another one \u2062on Instagram that condemned the\u2062 &#8220;gender-based violence&#8221; on Oct. 7 but did not mention Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We met with Israeli women\u2019s organizations\u2062 and heard about the work of the Civil Commission\u2062 for crimes against women and children,&#8221; the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C0FMI8ZPv1Y\/\">post<\/a> read. &#8220;We remain alarmed\u2064 by reports of gender-based violence \u2062on 7 October and call for rigorous investigation, prioritizing the rights, needs &#038; safety of those \u2062affected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In response to\u2062 that\u200b post,\u2062 the Israeli foreign ministry\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IsraelMFA\/status\/1728350406009561444\">slammed<\/a> U.N. Women \u200bon X, formerly Twitter, for being &#8220;SILENT on the\u2062 rape, murder and kidnapping of hundreds of Israeli women and girls&#8221; for\u200b nearly 50 days \u200dfollowing the attacks. Aside from\u200c an Oct. 13\u2062 statement condemning Hamas&#8217;s attacks on \u2063Israel, the \u2062group&#8217;s public comments \u200bhave centered on the suffering of Palestinians, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy comes nearly\u200b two months after Hamas terrorists entered the \u2062Jewish state and killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians. Since then, the U.N. has drawn controversy for its comments on the war.<\/p>\n<p>Weeks after the attacks, U.N.\u200d secretary-general Antonio Guterres faced backlash for <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/israel-slams-un-chief-for-excusing-hamas-terrorism\/\">saying<\/a> that it was &#8220;important to also recognize the attacks by Hamas did not \u200chappen in\u2064 a vacuum,&#8221; adding that the \u200d&#8221;Palestinian people have been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation.&#8221; In the days following his comments, the\u2063 U.N. General Assembly adopted a \u200bresolution calling for\u200b a humanitarian truce \u2064leading to a cessation of hostilities, but it <a href=\"https:\/\/press.un.org\/en\/2023\/ga12548.doc.htm\">failed<\/a> to adopt a proposed amendment to it that would have condemned Hamas&#8217;s attacks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How has \u2063the recent deletion of a condemnation of Hamas&#8217;s terror attacks by U.N. Women affected \u200cthe perception of \u2063the United Nations&#8217; impartiality in\u2062 addressing \u200cthe Israeli-Palestinian conflict?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  E affected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hamas, designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union, and \u2063many other countries, has long been a thorny issue in the\u2063 Israeli-Palestinian\u2064 conflict. The group, which controls the Gaza \u200dStrip, has a history of carrying\u200d out violent attacks against Israelis and has been at odds with the Israeli government for \u200cdecades. The conflict between \u200cIsrael and \u200dHamas\u2064 has \u200bresulted in\u2063 the loss\u2062 of countless lives\u200c and\u2063 deepened the animosity between the two sides.<\/p>\n<p>However, the recent condemnation and subsequent deletion \u200cby U.N. Women of Hamas&#8217;s terror attacks have \u2062raised concerns \u2063about \u200cthe United Nations&#8217; impartiality in\u200b addressing\u200c the conflict. The decision \u2062to \u200bdelete\u200b the \u200cpost that condemned \u200dthe terror attacks indicates a double standard when\u200c it \u200bcomes to addressing the actions of Palestinian\u200c militant groups.<\/p>\n<p>While\u2063 it is\u200b essential to \u200dfocus \u2062on the release of hostages \u200band the investigation \u200bof gender-based violence, it should not overshadow the condemnation \u2062of acts of terror committed by Hamas. Failing to unequivocally denounce such\u200b attacks not\u200c only \u200bundermines the fight\u200c against\u2064 terrorism but \u2063also perpetuates a \u200dbiased narrative that\u200d erodes trust in \u200dthe United Nations&#8217; ability to mediate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The United\u200d Nations, \u2062as \u200can \u200cinternational organization responsible for promoting peace and\u200d security, should strive to maintain its credibility and impartiality in addressing conflicts. It is imperative that the United Nations \u200dagencies and\u200d bodies, such as U.N. \u200bWomen, demonstrate consistency \u2063in their approach to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meet-the-student-leader-of-the-group-behind-the-viral-anti-semitic-incident-at-george-washington-university\/\" title=\"Introducing the Student Leader of GWU's Viral Anti-Semitic Incident\">condemning \u2062violence<\/a> and terrorism, regardless of\u2062 the perpetrators.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli-Palestinian\u200c conflict is complex\u2062 and \u2063deeply rooted in historical, political, and religious factors. However, the \u200bfight against\u2064 terrorism should transcend these complexities and be based on universally accepted principles and values. \u200dTerror attacks, regardless \u2064of their origin, must\u2063 be \u200bunequivocally condemned and\u200c countered with a united front.<\/p>\n<p>By shying away from directly \u200bcondemning Hamas&#8217;s terror attacks, the United Nations \u2062diminishes its effectiveness and \u2062undermines its role in fostering peace and stability in the region. It is\u2064 essential for the United\u200d Nations to \u2063uphold its commitment to human\u200d rights, \u2062justice,\u200b and the fight against terrorism \u2062by\u2062 taking a consistent \u200cand \u2064principled\u200b stance.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli-Palestinian conflict needs the active engagement of international actors, including the United Nations, to promote\u2063 dialogue, understanding, \u200cand ultimately a sustainable resolution. By addressing the actions of all \u2063parties involved impartially,\u2063 the United Nations can contribute to restoring trust and building a foundation for lasting peace in the region.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/x-allows-its-users-to-hide-their-likes-on-the-platform\/\" title=\"X enables users to conceal their likes on the platform.\">recent \u2064incident involving<\/a> the deletion of a condemnation of Hamas&#8217;s terror attacks\u2064 by U.N. Women highlights\u200b the need\u200b for the United\u200d Nations \u2063to \u200bmaintain its impartiality and consistency in addressing\u2062 the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The fight against terrorism should\u200d be \u200cconducted \u2064with unwavering commitment,\u2062 regardless of the origin of the attacks.\u2062 By doing so, the United Nations can play a constructive\u2064 role in promoting peace, justice, and reconciliation \u2063in the region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel,&#8221; U.N. Women stated before removing the post. 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