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Israel’s Challenge Confronting UN Bias and the Struggle for Truth
For decades, Israel has made sincere attempts to collaborate with the United Nations. I have personally participated in numerous dialogues with U.N. officials, working tirelessly to establish frameworks that ensure humanitarian aid reaches civilians in Gaza. I oversaw budgets, organized secure routes for aid convoys, and facilitated daily discussions with U.N. representatives concerning essential supplies like food, medicine, and fuel. These initiatives aimed to uphold the sanctity of human life, driven by our commitment to humanity, even amidst conflict.
Despite these earnest endeavors, the very organization that we empowered to deliver aid has consistently turned against us. Rather than acknowledging Israel’s significant humanitarian efforts, the U.N. has opted to issue routine condemnations. Its resolutions often appear less as diplomatic efforts and more like premeditated indictments. This behavior is not neutrality but rather hostility cloaked in the guise of international law.
It is challenging to overlook the stark hypocrisy evident in the U.N.’s actions. Regimes like Iran, North Korea, and Syria occupy influential positions in U.N. councils while Israel faces scrutiny from forums that present themselves as avenues of justice. Simultaneously, another branch of the U.N., the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees or UNRWA, operates facilities in Gaza that were initially designed for education and health care. Unfortunately, these facilities have transformed into launching pads for Hamas rockets, serving as a infrastructure for terror.
The alarming fact that U.N.-operated schools and clinics have been weaponized often escapes those who hastily condemn Israel. The Human Rights Council seems more preoccupied with singling out Israel than addressing other enduring global crises. This pattern reflects an institution that has been compromised by entities intent on undermining the Jewish state.
Recently, the U.N. released a report explicitly naming me in its accusations of war crimes, subsequently alleging that Israel is committing genocide.
I take immense pride in having defended the State of Israel. Given the choice, I would readily do so again. As the minister of defense, I led the Israel Defense Forces in establishing standards for proportionality and distinction that have not been seen in any modern military conflict. No other army has exerted as much effort to warn civilians in diverse ways, including leaflets, phone calls, text messages, and warning shots, before targeting terrorist infrastructure. These actions demonstrate the commitment of a nation that recognizes its moral responsibilities.
In stark contrast, Hamas deliberately places rockets within schools, launches missiles from hospital courtyards, and uses civilians as human shields. They produce civilian suffering and exploit it for their propaganda.
However, in international settings, especially at the U.N., truthful narratives seldom receive a fair hearing. Israel faces impossible double standards. When the only Jewish state is condemned more frequently than regimes responsible for documented atrocities, we must call this what it is: antisemitism repackaged for a new era.
The recent U.N. report highlights a statement I made in the immediate aftermath of the October 7 attacks, when terrorists from Gaza committed horrific acts against Israeli civilians. I described those responsible as “human animals.” This description was aimed at the perpetrators behind the barbarity. Yet, the report and similar hostile accusations distort the facts and willfully ignore the context surrounding such statements.
The latest U.N. report exemplifies selective blindness in its approach. It fails to address the extensive Hamas tunnel network, neglects the issue of human shields, and does not adequately account for the reality that their rockets and booby-trapped buildings also kill civilians in Gaza. There is merely a cursory mention of the Israelis who were murdered or kidnapped, and statistics provided by Hamas are uncritically accepted as facts while Israeli actions are misrepresented.
This commission began with its verdict predetermined and pre-written. It disregards operational realities, the complexities of urban warfare, and the unprecedented standards set by Israel. Accusations of genocide stem from misquotes and intentional manipulation. There is no verifiable evidence that I or any IDF official has dehumanized Palestinians. For me, the true battle has always been against terrorism.
Now, the international community stands at a crossroads. It can either allow the U.N. to become a platform for bias and distortion or it can demand that truth and accountability shape its operations. Israel seeks no special treatment, only fairness. If the U.N. aspires to fulfill its foundational mission, it must apply the same standards to all parties involved. Using humanitarian language as a tool for terror must not be tolerated.
The U.N. was established to prevent tragedies akin to the Holocaust. Today, it tolerates hate speech within its chambers, undermines Israel’s fundamental right to defend itself, and empowers those bent on prolonging violence in the region. By forsaking fairness and truth, it betrays its original promise.
Israel will persist in defending itself, safeguarding its citizenry, and adhering to its moral obligations, regardless of the world’s indifference. History will reveal that when the U.N. provided cover for prejudice and deceit, the people of Israel remained resolute, steadfast, and unwavering in their commitment to justice.
