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Two Palestinians walks with their bicycles past past the damaged Gaza City headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) on February 15, 2024 (AFP)
June 13, 2026, 2:28 pm
UNRWA fires 70 Gaza staffers amid Israeli accusations agency riddled with Hamas operatives
Pro-Israel watchdog welcomes move but accuses refugee agency for Palestinians of hypocrisy in refusing to openly acknowledge links to Hamas; UNRWA: Dismissals not a validation of claims
A 'hit list' of Israeli targets on Iranian state TV network Ofogh, February 12, 2026. (Screenshot)
February 13, 2026, 12:43 am
Iranian state TV airs ‘hit list’ of seven top Israeli officials, including Netanyahu
Katz, Zamir and Barnea also among those listed; in Persian message, IDF calls on Iranians to contact Mossad; UN chief blasted for congratulatory letter to Iran on anniversary of Islamic Revolution
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Two Palestinian students take a final exam on the last day of the school year, at the UNRWA Hebron Boys School in the West Bank city of Hebron, May 26, 2019. (AP/Nasser Nasser)
March 15, 2023, 5:49 pm
Report finds incitement, antisemitism still prevalent in UNRWA classrooms
UN body responsible for Palestinian refugees reportedly continues to employ staff and maintain curriculum that encourage martyrdom and glorify terrorism
By Ash Obel
A general view taken on November 24, 2022, shows the assembly during a special session of the UN Human Rights Council on the situation in Iran, at the United Nations in Geneva. (Valentin Flauraud/AFP)
January 7, 2023, 9:58 am
70% of UN rights council members are non-democracies, says watchdog
UN Watch director says electing authoritarian regimes to panel ‘is like naming Al Capone’ to fight organized crime, makes it difficult for body to carry out positive work
By Michael Horovitz
Hillel Neuer, UN Watch executive director. (Michal Fattal/Flash 90)
October 7, 2022, 10:56 pm
Pro-Israel watchdog group accuses senior UN official of trying to block its work
UN Watch files complaint to UN chief against senior Human Rights Council’s Eric Tistounet, alleging he repeatedly harassed and discriminated against the group and its leader
By ToI Staff and Luke Tress
Dr. Hend Al-Muftah, Qatar's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva. (Screen capture/YouTube)
September 29, 2022, 5:57 am
Qatari UN envoy deletes Twitter account after antisemitic, homophobic tweets exposed
Move follows Hend Al-Muftah’s failed bid to become chair of human rights forum after watchdog revealed her history of hateful social media posts
By Ron Kampeas
Dr. Hend Al-Muftah, Qatar's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva. (Screen capture/YouTube)
September 19, 2022, 11:50 pm
Qatar’s UN ambassador denied human rights post after antisemitic, homophobic tweets
Hend Al-Muftah rejected from position after slew of tweets uncovered that called Jews ‘our enemies,’ blamed Israel for 9/11 attacks and labeled gays ‘disgusting’
By Ash Obel
Dr. Hend Al-Muftah, Qatar's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva. (Screen capture/YouTube)
September 16, 2022, 6:16 pm
Qatar UN envoy blamed Israel for 9/11, said LGBT don’t deserve rights, watchdog says
UN Watch says Hend Al-Muftah, nominated to chair world body’s human rights forum, has repeatedly espoused antisemitic views, anti-Western conspiracies in past decade
By ToI Staff
Illsutrative: An imprisoned man whose eyes are blindfolded (nito100; iStock by Getty Images)
July 14, 2022, 6:41 pm
Watchdog accuses Palestinian Authority, Hamas of routinely torturing detainees
UN Watch report to United Nations committee on torture claims cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment in Palestinian custody in West Bank and Gaza Strip is ‘widespread’
By ToI Staff
Philippe Lazzarini, center, Commissioner-General of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), talks during press conference af at the Balakhiya area in Shati refugee camp, Gaza Strip, on October 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
June 29, 2022, 10:08 pm
UNRWA places 6 staffers on leave for incitement in social media posts
Pro-Israel watchdog says some employees posted pro-Hamas propaganda, called to kill Jews; UN agency for Palestinian refugee welfare employs over 30,000 across the Middle East
By ToI Staff
Palestinians inspect the damage to their homes following a ceasefire between Gaza's Hamas rulers and Israel, in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, Friday, May 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
February 17, 2022, 9:05 pm
Israel rejects cooperation with ‘morally bankrupt’ UN rights probe into May fighting
In scathing letter, ambassador Meirav Eilon Shahar says commission headed by Navi Pillay is biased and will not treat Israel fairly; ‘We expect such bodies to act in good faith’
By Lazar Berman
Then-UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay speaks during a press conference in Rabat, Morocco, on May 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Schemm, File)
February 14, 2022, 4:45 pm
UN Watch lobby group demands Israel-Palestinian investigator resign for prejudice
Watchdog says Navi Pillay, appointed to probe rights abuse in decades-old conflict, has displayed ‘demonstrable bias against Israel’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Screenshot of UN Watch CEO Hillel Neuer's personal Facebook page, January 21, 2022. (Facebook)
January 21, 2022, 10:20 am
Citing error, Facebook nixes threat to delete page of pro-Israel UN watchdog chief
Following online petition, formal complaint, social media giant issues apology to Hillel Neuer, says restrictions on his account lifted
By Stuart Winer
Screen capture of a warning from Facebook to Hillel Neuer, Executive Director of UN Watch, that he was violating community standards.(UN Watch)
January 18, 2022, 8:51 am
Facebook threatens to delete page of pro-Israel UN watchdog chief
Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch, told his account is at risk over post criticizing Israel boycott; pushes back with legal appeal, online petition
By Stuart Winer
Palestinian students receive new studying books inside their classroom, during the first day of a new school year, at one of the UNRWA schools, in Beirut, Lebanon, September 3, 2018. (Hussein Malla/AP)
August 8, 2021, 5:20 am
UNRWA launches probe into 10 staffers amid allegations of antisemitism
UN agency for Palestinian refugees says group making accusations has history of slandering UNRWA, but admits some staffers’ comments may have violated its code of conduct
By ToI Staff
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