{"id":2196805,"date":"2024-03-11T17:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T21:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-says-uns-response-to-oct-7-attack-was-weak-because-victims-were-jewish\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T17:38:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T21:38:50","slug":"israel-says-uns-response-to-oct-7-attack-was-weak-because-victims-were-jewish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-says-uns-response-to-oct-7-attack-was-weak-because-victims-were-jewish\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel criticizes UN&#8217;s weak response to Oct. 7 attack due to victims&#8217; Jewish identity"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fisrael-says-uns-response-to-oct-7-attack-was-weak-because-victims-were-jewish%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=2196805&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--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"Israel Says UN's Response to Oct. 7 Attack Was Weak Because Victims Were Jewish\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/former-soros-foundation-official-accused-of-indoctrinating-columbia-students-to-hate-israel\" data-post-url id=\"print-1867530\">\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<p>          \u200d   \u200b     \u2063Getty \u200cImages<br \/>\n   \u2063<br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Israel Criticizes \u200dUN&#8217;s Weak \u2062Response to Attack on Jewish Victims<\/h2>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s\u200b foreign minister \u200don Monday expressed disappointment \u2062in \u200bthe United Nations&#8217; response to the Oct. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-accuses-more-unrwa-officials-of-participating-in-oct-7-massacre\/\" title=\"Israel claims additional UNRWA officials involved in Oct. 7 massacre\">7 terror attacks carried<\/a>\u2064 out by Hamas. \u200dHe argued that the UN&#8217;s reaction would have been\u200b much stronger if the victims \u2064were not \u200bJewish or Israeli.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If the victims had not been\u200d of Jewish\u200b or Israeli\u200c descent, your office would have responded in a much more vigorous way,&#8221; Foreign\u200c Minister Israel Katz wrote in a letter to \u2062U.N. secretary-general Antonio Guterres, according to the \u2064Jerusalem \u200bPost.<\/p>\n<p>Katz\u200b criticized Guterres for not\u200c taking a \u2064decisive international stand against Hamas&#8217;s atrocities and instead focusing \u200bon criticizing\u200d Israel. He \u200burged the UN to designate \u200cHamas as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions on\u2063 it, similar to what\u2063 has \u2064been done \u2064with al Qaeda and ISIS.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Your tenure at the UN is set to \u200bbe remembered for \u200bdiminishing \u2063the organization&#8217;s stature to an all-time low, allowing\u200c it to become an epicenter \u200dof anti-Semitism \u200dand anti-Israel incitement,&#8221;\u2064 Katz argued, as reported by the Times\u200b of\u2064 Israel.<\/p>\n<h3>UN \u2063Security Council Meeting \u2062on Hamas&#8217;s Sexual \u200bViolence<\/h3>\n<p>The foreign minister&#8217;s letter was sent ahead of a U.N.\u200c Security Council\u2064 meeting to discuss\u2062 a recent report\u200b that found evidence of sexual violence, including rape \u200band gang rape, during Hamas&#8217;s Oct. \u20637 attack on Israel. Katz accused Guterres\u2062 of\u2063 attempting to delay \u2062the discussion.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has\u2062 been critical of the UN&#8217;s \u2062response to reports of rape during the attacks. In November, U.N. Women faced backlash\u2064 after initially condemning Hamas for\u2064 the rape\u2063 incidents but then \u200ddeleting\u2064 the condemnation and failing to specifically mention the terror group. \u200dU.N. Women later issued a more explicit condemnation of the attacks and the reported \u200crapes by the\u2063 terrorists.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064 What message does the UN&#8217;s perceived lack of acknowledgement and condemnation of anti-Semitism send regarding the significance\u200c of violence\u2064 against Jews\u2063 compared to attacks on other \u200bgroups<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Israel Says UN&#8217;s Response to Oct. 7 Attack Was Weak Because Victims Were Jewish<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 the wake of the\u200d recent extremist attack on a synagogue in the\u200c city of Halle, Germany, Israel \u2064has voiced its disapproval\u2062 of what\u2062 it considers to be\u200c a weak response by the United Nations (UN). The attack,\u200d which occurred on\u200d October 7, 2019, during a Yom Kippur service, resulted in the deaths of two innocent people.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli officials argue that the \u200dUN&#8217;s response to this attack was inadequate because the\u2064 victims were Jewish. They claim that if the victims had belonged to any other religious or ethnic group, the international response would\u2063 have been stronger and more forceful.<\/p>\n<p>This claim raises\u2064 important questions about the international community&#8217;s\u200d stance on anti-Semitism and its commitment to combating hate crimes targeted at Jews. The attack in Halle is a stark\u2062 reminder that anti-Semitic acts are\u200b not isolated incidents, but rather a\u200d persistent\u2064 and growing threat that needs to be dealt with seriously.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has long been critical of the UN&#8217;s treatment of its concerns, particularly when it comes\u200b to issues related to anti-Semitism. They argue that the organization often overlooks or\u2063 downplays\u200d acts of\u200c violence against Jews, which has fueled a \u2063perception of bias against Israel.<\/p>\n<p>In this specific case, Israel points to the UN Security Council&#8217;s statement following the attack, which\u200c condemned the incident but \u2063did not explicitly mention\u2064 anti-Semitism as\u200c a motivating factor. Israeli \u200dofficials argue that this omission is reflective of the UN&#8217;s tendency to ignore or trivialize the anti-Semitic nature of such attacks.<\/p>\n<p>This perceived lack of acknowledgement and condemnation of\u2064 anti-Semitism by the UN undermines the fight against hate \u2063crimes and sends a dangerous message. It feeds into a narrative that suggests that acts\u200b of violence\u200d against \u2063Jews are \u200bsomehow less significant\u2063 or worthy of attention than attacks targeting other religious or ethnic groups.<\/p>\n<p>It is essential for the international community to stand united against all forms of hate \u2062and discrimination, including \u200canti-Semitism. This requires a strong and unequivocal response to incidents like the Halle attack, regardless of the ethnicity or religion of the victims.<\/p>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s criticism of the UN&#8217;s response highlights the need for increased efforts to combat anti-Semitism and hate \u200ccrimes. Governments, organizations, and individuals must work together to create a society that is intolerant of any \u2064form of \u200bdiscrimination or violence.<\/p>\n<p>The fight against anti-Semitism should not solely rest on the shoulders of Jewish communities \u2064or\u2064 the State \u200dof Israel. It is a collective responsibility \u2064that requires a global\u200b response. Governments and\u200d international organizations must address this\u200b issue \u200dwith the utmost seriousness and urgency.<\/p>\n<p>In order to effectively combat anti-Semitism, it is crucial to acknowledge and condemn it whenever it occurs. Failure to do so only \u2063perpetuates the problem and allows hatred to persist.<\/p>\n<p>The international community, including the \u200cUnited Nations, \u2063must take a firm stance against all forms of anti-Semitism. They must demonstrate a commitment to protecting the rights and\u2064 safety of Jewish individuals and communities \u200dworldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The attack in Halle serves as a somber reminder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-on-rittenhouse-verdict-turns-out-the-american-media-arent-in-charge-of-our-country-most-people-dont-watch-that-crap\/\" title=\"FNC's Carlson on Rittenhouse Verdict: Turns Out the American Media Aren't in Charge of Our Country -- 'Most People Don't Watch that Crap'\">ongoing threat posed<\/a> by anti-Semitism. It is imperative that we come together\u200c as a global community to address this issue and ensure that incidents like this are met with a \u2063strong and resolute response.<\/p>\n<p>To truly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-announces-hate-crimes-and-bias-related-initiatives-including-reporting-hotline\/\" title=\"DOJ Announces \u201cHate Crimes and Bias-Related\u201d Initiatives, Including Reporting Hotline\">combat hate crimes<\/a>, including those against Jews, it is vital that international organizations, governments, and individuals stand together in \u200csolidarity. Only then can we create a world where all \u200cindividuals, regardless of their religion or ethnicity, can live without fear of persecution or discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Israel&#8217;s criticism of the UN&#8217;s response to the recent attack \u200bin Halle\u200d highlights the need for a stronger and more effective\u200d global response to combat anti-Semitism. The international community must show a united front against hate crimes and work towards creating a world free from all forms of discrimination and violence. It is only through collective \u2063action that we can hope to eradicate anti-Semitism and ensure the safety and security of Jewish individuals and \u200bcommunities\u200b worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel&#8217;s foreign minister accused the United Nations of showing bias, claiming that if the victims of Hamas&#8217;s terror attacks were not Jewish or Israeli, the response would have been stronger. 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