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Source: https://www.jns.org/opinion/column/fiamma-nirenstein/the-united-nations-false-equation
Placing Israel on a Blacklist alongside Hamas and ISIS Marks a New Low for the UN
(JNS) Fiamma Nirenstein - Hamas employed sexual violence as a weapon in the orders issued by its leader, Yahya Sinwar. It was used against women, men and children, and later against hostages held in Gaza. Rape was often accompanied by mutilation and murder. All of this is documented in thousands of videos filmed by Hamas itself, and firsthand testimonies and accounts from those who collected the remains - often only fragments of bodies. Now the UN has placed Israel on the same blacklist as Hamas and ISIS for allegedly committing sexual violence in conflict. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is leaving behind an organization that has effectively joined the campaign against Israel, aligning itself with anti-Western forces that seek the Jewish state's elimination. UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese routinely portrays Israel as the source of the world's ills. Reem Alsalem refused to investigate the mass sexual atrocities committed in Israel and claimed there was "no evidence" of such crimes. Michael Fakhri, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, led accusations that Israel was causing famine in Gaza while ignoring the hundreds of aid trucks entering daily - many of whose contents were routinely seized by Hamas - and overlooking the starvation endured by Israeli hostages. Tlaleng Mofokeng, the UN Special Rapporteur on Health, has argued that Hamas is not a terrorist organization and that armed struggle is not a crime. These colossal lies, spread by the United Nations, poison the world. The writer, a fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, served as vice president of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the Italian Chamber of Deputies.