Built-In Bias of United Nations

 Nadene Goldfoot                                                  

                                                  United Nations Today 

                                    United Nations 1952:  

The General Assembly selected New York City as the site for the headquarters of the UN. Construction began on 14 September 1948 and the facility was completed on 9 October 1952. The Norwegian Foreign Minister, Trygve Lie, was the first elected UN secretary-general.  Lie supported the foundations of Israel and Indonesia. His passionate support for Israel included passing secret military and diplomatic information to Israeli officials.  Norway seems to have changed their minds towards Israel since then.  They had started with excellent relations.  

Jonas Gahr Støre, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway, briefs reporters following a meeting of the donor community to the Palestinian Authority, whose aim said Mr. Støre, was to "mobilize support for Palestinian state-building". (21 Sept 2010)

Then, In 2010, the Norwegian Foreign Ministry said "Norway considers the Israeli presence in East Jerusalem to be in violation of international law, as does the entire international community." George Deek became chargé d'affaires at the embassy until the new ambassador Rafael Schultz started his mission in the summer of 2014.

Jerusalem was envisaged as a separate, international city under the 1947 UN partition plan. Biblical records show it was Israel's capital from King Saul on, almost 2,000 years before the Romans occupied and destroyed Jerusalem in 70 CE. Saul(?-1010 BCE) , David-reigned from (1010-970 BCE)  and Solomon (961-920 BCE)  were established kings known to all except those creating the UN.  Israel was, however, divided by the 1948 war that followed Israel's declaration of independence. As a result of the 1949 Armistice Agreements, the city's western half came under Israeli control, while its eastern half, containing the famed Old City, fell under Jordanian control, at the exception of Mount Scopus enclave. Israel occupied East Jerusalem during the 1967 Six-Day War; since then, the entire city has been under Israeli control. The 1980 Jerusalem Law declared unified Jerusalem the capital of Israel.

  I can't describe the feeling we have for Jerusalem;  Christians have Jesus, Muslims have Mohammad, and we have Jerusalem, our center, place of our two temples, our original capital. Maybe Americans can feel something thinking about almost losing the White House of Washington DC and their country is only 249 years old...

Israel Katz was born in Ashkelon;, Israel.   His parents, Meir Katz and Malka ((Nira) née Deutsch), were Holocaust survivors from the region of Maramureș, Romania. He was raised on Moshav Kfar Ahim. He was drafted into the Israel Defense Force in 1973 and served in the Paratroopers Brigade as a soldier and squad leader. In 1976, he completed Officer Candidate School and returned to the Paratroopers Brigade as a platoon leader. After his discharge in 1977, he studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and graduated with a BA and MA.  

On 22 May 2024, Israel's Foreign Minister, Israel Katz, announced the recall of the Norwegian Ambassador, Per Egil Selvaag, following the Norwegian government's intention to recognize the State of Palestine on 28 May 2024. On 8 August 2024, Katz announced further sanctions and revoked the diplomatic status of Norwegian officials who were posted to serve in Norway's representative office in the PA.

In February 2025, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz suggested that some Palestinians from Gaza should immigrate to Norway.

The major countries that played a key role in establishing the League of Nations at the end of WWI in 1917 were Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan, and the United States. These nations, part of the victorious Allied powers, were also the permanent members of the League's Council. 

No, Transjordan was not a member of the League of Nations. While it was a British mandate under the League of Nations, Transjordan did not become a member state of the League itself. Transjordan's independence was recognized by the League of Nations in 1946, but it was not a member of the organization. 

     British Delegates to League of Nations January 1, 1924  The League of Nations was headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. It was established after World War I as an international organization to promote peace and resolve disputes between nations.  Depending on these "warriors" to speak out for Israel and Jerusalem? 

Winston Churchill who died in 1965 at 91 was just getting started.  As a young politician, Churchill opposed restrictions on Jewish immigration to Britain and supported the Balfour Declaration in 1917, which recognized the principle of establishing a Jewish National Home in Palestine. In 1921, he defended the declaration against criticism from Palestinian Arab leaders and insisted that it was "manifestly right" for the Jews to have a national home in Palestine. Churchill's visit to Palestine in 1921, including Jerusalem, further cemented his commitment to Zionism and his belief in the idea of a Jewish National Home. During the 1930s, as Britain increasingly turned against Zionism, Churchill became a leading Gentile Zionist, feeling a personal bond with the Jews and Zionists who were facing hardship. 

 In 1922, the League of Nations did approve the British Mandate for Palestine, which included the Balfour Declaration, which expressed support for the establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine. This mandate gave Britain the authority to administer the area, laying the groundwork for the future state of Israel. The State of Israel was not established until 1948 and was formally recognized as a state by the United Nations in 1949. 

The British Mandate for Palestine, which included the Balfour Declaration, aimed to facilitate the establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine while also protecting the rights of the existing Arab population. The mandate specified that the Mandatory power (Britain) was responsible for creating conditions that would secure this national home and encourage self-governing institutions, while also safeguarding the civil and religious rights of all inhabitants, regardless of race or religion.

The Brits didn't follow the mandate, however.  They did all they could to help more Arabs stay in Palestine while keeping Jews out. It set out British support for the creation of a homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine. But when the Balfour Declaration was signed, the British had already promised Palestine to Arabs as an independent state and promised the French government that it would be an internationally administered zone.  You see, the French also had a mandate for Lebanon.  The French holding mandate for Lebanon, a period of French administration, lasted from 1920 to 1946, during which the area was governed by the French as part of the League of Nations Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon. This mandate was established after World War I, following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, and was intended to oversee the transition of Lebanon to self-governance.                                                 

The UN headquarters is located in New York City, USA, specifically in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Midtown Manhattan. Construction began in 1949 and was completed in 1952.  The UN headquarters is a complex of buildings, including the Secretariat building, the General Assembly building, the Conference building, and the Dag Hammarskjöld Library. It is situated on an 18-acre site on the eastern shore of Manhattan Island, bordering First Avenue, 42nd Street, 48th Street, and the East River. 

The United Nations currently has 193 member states. These member states are the backbone of the UN's global efforts to maintain international peace and security, foster friendly relations among nations, and promote international cooperation. 

The major countries that were instrumental in founding the United Nations were the Republic of China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States. These nations, along with 46 other countries, ratified the UN Charter, bringing the organization into existence on October 24, 1945.  

Turkey 28 September 1945

Lebanon 15 October 1945

Iran  16 October 1945

Saudi Arabia 18 October 1945

Syrian Arab Republic 19 October 1945

Egypt:  22 October 1945

On 12 January 1949 France recognized the existence of Israel and supported the decision for Israel to join the United Nations.

Israel 11 May 1949: 

Transjordan (later renamed Jordan) became a member of the United Nations on June 26, 1946. 

Jordan was accepted into the United Nations on December 14, 1955. Jordan was a member of the Arab League at the time of its UN membership.                                                                 

13 countries changed their voting pattern at the United Nations on Tuesday, voting against an annual resolution that supports a pro-Palestinian U.N. agency. (December 4, 2019) 

Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Lithuania, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Brazil and Colombia,   which usually abstain, that was a vote in favor of Israel, voted against the resolution regarding the Division of Palestinian Rights at the UN Secretariat, The Times of Israel reported. The United Kingdom, France and Spain abstained meaning they didn't commit themselves either way, thinking more about themselves than Israel's position.

The resolution, co-sponsored by Comoros, Cuba, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, still passed with a vote of 87 to 54, with 23 abstentions.  This was a vote against Israel.  I'm surprised that UAE voted against Israel being they are part of the Abraham Accords.  This is very disappointing to me.  

However, according to the U.N. Watch NGO, five anti-Israel resolutions did pass in the General Assembly in a full-day session connected to the U.N.’s “Palestine Day,” held on Nov. 29. In one vote, on a resolution demanding that Israel withdraw from the Golan Heights, the margin was wide, with 91 in favor to nine against, with 65 abstentions. Brazil changed its vote from yes last year to no this year, while the United Kingdom again voted no this year, according to U.N. Watch.  Separately, Israel’s U.N. mission is calling for the recognition of 850,000 Jewish refugees from Arab countries and Iran. Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon announced on Tuesday that he intends to submit a resolution resolution recognizing Jewish refugees from Arab countries, according to a report in The Jerusalem Post.“There were an estimated 850,000 Jews who were forced out of Arab countries and Iran and became refugees in the 20th century,” said Danon.“These Jews were subject to brutal attacks and harassment and were forced to flee, leaving everything behind: in Iraq, Egypt, Morocco, Iran, and many other countries. And still, we don’t hear the international community speak of them when they discuss the refugees of the conflict, perhaps because it doesn’t serve the Palestinian narrative,” he said.“Israel took in these refugees and integrated them into our society,” he added.

UN AGENCIES BIAS UNCOVERED

Pervasive Anti-Israel Bias in UN Agencies? Judge for yourself

UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees):  one of many listed at this site

During the IDF operation in Gaza following the 7 October attack, a wealth of new intelligence has been gathered which exposed the involvement of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) employees in the October 7th massacre and the deep infiltration by those terror organizations, particularly Hamas, into the ranks of UNRWA. Instead of addressing this unprecedented scandal, UNRWA and the UN have attempted to whitewash these findings, downplaying the extent of the problem as a case of "a few rotten apples". No investigation was launched into the allegations of a widespread terror infiltration, including of UNRWA's education system. Until today, eight months into this crisis, UNRWA's leadership has not declared publicly the most obvious commitment: that any UN employee found to be involved with Hamas or Islamic Jihad will be fired. This official Israeli government website provides all the information on this ongoing affair.

Resource:

https://new.embassies.gov.il/philippines/en/news/un-bias-against-israel;   more listed in this website

https://cufi.org/issue/in-a-surprise-move-13-countries-vote-against-anti-israel-resolution-at-the-un/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_Nations#:~:text=The%20diplomatic%20philosophy%20behind%20the,reluctant%20to%20comply%20with%20them.

https://research.un.org/en/unmembers/founders