Israel’s Battle for Truth at the UN in Geneva

Why is Israel the only country permanently singled out by the United Nations Human Rights Council? Can democracies defend human rights when authoritarian regimes sit in judgment of them? And what happens when international law is weaponized, special rapporteurs abandon neutrality and the atrocities of October 7 are subjected to moral inversion?

In this compelling episode of The State of Affairs, Avi Abraham Benlolo speaks with Ambassador Daniel Meron, Israel’s representative to the United Nations and international institutions in Geneva, about the diplomatic battle taking place inside the UN system.

Why did Israel disengage from the Human Rights Council? Can its structural bias ever be reformed? Why do friendly nations express private sympathy for Israel but fail to support it publicly? Has anti-Israel politicization infected organizations and other international bodies? Should Israel continue fighting for fairness within these institutions—or begin building alternative alliances?

Ambassador Meron also discusses Israel’s humanitarian, medical and technological contributions, the challenges confronting Israeli diplomacy and where he still finds reason for optimism.

Produced by the Abraham Global Peace Initiative. Learn more and support our work at agpiworld.com.

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