Israel: Impunity for U.N. officials speaking of ‘Jewish Lobby’ must end

"Israel on Wednesday called on the United Nations to stop turning a blind eye at UN officials who use the antisemitic phrase the ‘Jewish Lobby.’

‘The lack of accountability and impunity for comments made by UN officials only works to legitimize antisemitism and endangers the Jewish people,’ it said.

Israel’s mission to the UN in Geneva spoke out after an Israeli English website The Times of Israel reported that ‘UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967’ Francesca Albanese had used the phrase the ‘Jewish Lobby.’

Albanese is tasked with reporting on alleged Israeli human-rights abuses to the UN Human Rights Council and the General Assembly.

Other reports of the use of the antisemitic phrase

Earlier this year, The Jerusalem Post reported that Miloon Kothari, one of three members of the UNHRC’s Commission of Inquiry on Israel, had said in a public interview that social media was largely controlled by the ‘Jewish lobby.’ He later retracted that statement due to its antisemitic connotations.

Albanese’s comment ‘that surfaced today are yet another stain on the credibility of this body and yet another example of the impunity that exists today regarding antisemitism and antisemitic comments made by UN officials,’ the Israeli mission to the UN in Geneva said..."