{"id":2359609,"date":"2024-10-25T13:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T17:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-100-house-members-threaten-un-funding-over-israel-hostility-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-25T13:31:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T17:31:01","slug":"over-100-house-members-threaten-un-funding-over-israel-hostility-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-100-house-members-threaten-un-funding-over-israel-hostility-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 100 House members threaten UN funding over Israel &#8216;hostility&#8217; &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fover-100-house-members-threaten-un-funding-over-israel-hostility-washington-examiner%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=2359609&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--><p>In a recent letter\u2062 to U.N. Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, over 100 bipartisan members of the U.S. House of\u200d Representatives threatened to\u200b withdraw funding from the United\u200b Nations if it continues to undermine Israel&#8217;s position \u200bwithin the U.N. General Assembly. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-investigation-mtg-and-comer-urge-doj-to-uphold-rights-of-women-exploited-by-first-son\/\" title=\"MTG and Comer urge DOJ to protect women &#039;exploited&#039; by Hunter Biden.\">lawmakers \u2062expressed<\/a> their outrage at the U.N.&#8217;s \u200dimplementation of \u2062a &#8220;one-sided&#8221; advisory opinion from the International Court \u2064of Justice, which they believe compromises Israel&#8217;s right to self-defense in the wake of the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023. This\u2062 incident, which resulted in the deaths of over 1,200 Israelis, has prompted Congress to scrutinize U.N. \u200dactions that they view as hostile toward\u200b Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The letter, led by Representatives\u2063 Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) and Mike Lawler \u200c(R-NY), highlights that the U.N. is perceived as taking a biased stance against Israel, diminishing its credibility as a neutral entity. \u200dThe lawmakers reminded Guterres that the U.S. is the largest donor\u200b to \u2063the U.N., contributing a \u2064significant portion\u200d of its budget. The issue of U.S. funding to Israel has become contentious in Congress, with some Democrats advocating \u2062for a ceasefire in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-reduces-support-for-s-arabia-in-another-boon-to-iran\/\" title=\"Biden reduces support for S. Arabia in another boon to Iran\">ongoing conflict<\/a> in Gaza and criticizing Israel&#8217;s military responses, which have\u2064 resulted in a high number of civilian casualties.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Over 100 House members threaten funding over UN&rsquo;s &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-need-to-talk-about-bruno-and-free-speech\/\" title=\"We Need To Talk About Bruno. . . And Free Speech\">ongoing hostility<\/a>&#038;rsquo<\/a>; toward Israel<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1844895\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A bipartisan group of over 100 House lawmakers is threatening to withhold funding to the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-nations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">United Nations<\/a> if the international organization downgrades <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israel&rsquo;s<\/a> standing in the U.N. General Assembly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/lawler.house.gov\/uploadedfiles\/2024-10-24_letter_to_un_secretary_general.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">letter<\/a> sent to U.N. Secretary-General Ant&oacute;nio Guterres, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-fails-to-advance-defense-spending-bill-after-mccarthy-delays-short-term-funding-vote\/\" title=\"Defense spending bill fails to advance in House due to McCarthy&#039;s delay in short-term funding vote.\">members expressed outrage<\/a> at the U.N. implementing a &ldquo;one-sided&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/position-paper-commissionof-inquiry-18oct24\/#:~:text=The%20Court%20stated%20that%20Israel,all%20natural%20or%20legal%20persons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">advisory opinion<\/a> from the International Court of Justice that they believe is &ldquo;undercutting Israel&rsquo;s right to defend itself&rdquo; after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks that left over 1,200 Israelis dead.<\/p>\n<p>In September, 124 countries voted to demand the end of Israel&rsquo;s &ldquo;occupation&rdquo; of Palestinian territories, while 14 countries, including the United States, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/18\/middleeast\/un-israel-end-occupation-palestine-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">voted against it<\/a>. The vote came after the court released an opinion in July that called Israel&rsquo;s occupation unlawful and that the Jewish state is obligated to bring a swift end to the war and provide reparations for any damages caused to people in the Palestinian area.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Congress has taken note of the numerous U.N. actions aimed to delegitimize Israel&rsquo;s right to self-defense, raising serious questions over the future of U.S. funding to the U.N.,&rdquo; the lawmakers wrote. &ldquo;We have concluded that the U.N. is not a neutral party, but one that has definitively taken sides against Israel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will not accept the U.N.&rsquo;s ongoing hostility to our ally Israel,&rdquo; they added, reminding Guterres that the U.S. is the &ldquo;largest donor&rdquo; to the U.N., with American contributions accounting for one-third of the collective budget.<\/p>\n<p>The letter is led by Reps. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) and Mike Lawler (R-NY) and signed by 105 Republican and Democratic colleagues, including Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). Ten other House Democrats joined Moskowitz in signing the letter to Guterres.<\/p>\n<p>The war following the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks has displaced thousands of Palestinians and led to over 40,000 civilian deaths, per the Gaza Health Ministry, which is controlled by Hamas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2973096\/house-approves-foreign-aid-package\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Funding to Israel<\/a> has become a divisive topic in Congress, particularly as a growing number of congressional Democrats have called for a ceasefire in the war in Gaza and criticized the Jewish state for its methods of fighting Hamas at the expense of civilians. Roughly half of Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3097042\/every-democrat-and-republican-skipping-benjamin-netanyahus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">skipped<\/a> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&rsquo;s speech before a joint session of Congress in July.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;Biden administration recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3189685\/us-threatens-pull-foreign-military-aid-israel-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"warned&nbsp;Israel\">warned&nbsp;Israel<\/a>&nbsp;that its actions in&nbsp;Gaza&nbsp;could threaten future U.S. military aid to the Jewish state, causing backlash from GOP lawmakers who believe the U.S. should stand in solidarity with Israel for as long as it takes. <\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State&nbsp;Antony Blinken&nbsp;said Thursday that he expects &ldquo;negotiators will be getting together in the coming days&rdquo; to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3201620\/israel-hamas-ceasefire-negotiators-blinken\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">discuss pathways<\/a>&nbsp;toward an&nbsp;Israel&ndash;Hamas&nbsp;ceasefire and hostage release agreement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1844895\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1844895\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 100 House members threaten UN funding over Israel&#8217;s status<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2359610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lawler-moskowitz-un-letter-israel-funding-1024x680.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[43732,43731,4671,43730,32076],"class_list":["post-2359609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-congressional-action","tag-house-members","tag-israel","tag-un-funding","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lawler-moskowitz-un-letter-israel-funding-1024x680.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2359609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2359610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2359609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2359609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2359609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}