Anne Bayefsky

Elie Wiesel: The man who shouted for us all

This article by Anne Bayefsky originally appeared on Fox News. On September 22, 2011, Elie Wiesel stood across the street from the United Nations, directed his attention to the world body, and said: “What is happening today is a disgrace. The United Nations was a great idea…But they have perverted it.” It was yet one more demonstration of the unique moral fiber of this great man, who passed away on July 2, 2016 at the age of 87. Years earlier, Wiesel had rejected efforts by the U.N. to coopt him with the label of a U.N. “eminent person” as soon as he discovered he was being used to legitimize U.N.-driven antisemitism.

UN marks 10 years of its anti-Israel "Human Rights" Council by foisting Ramadan rules on all participants

Coinciding with Ramadan, the United Nation's top human rights body — the Human Rights Council — has been celebrating its tenth anniversary in Geneva starting on Monday. Council members like human rights stalwarts Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, along with President Obama's delegation, will be singing the Council's praises — accompanied by a mandatory cacophony of rumbling bellies.

The UN on Holocaust Remembrance Day: Where's the 'never' in the 'never again'?

Thursday, May 5 is Holocaust Remembrance Day or “Yom Hashoah,” an occasion to remember and mourn the unique horror that resulted in the murder of 6 million Jews including one million children – unfathomable numbers that still shock the conscience of humankind. Except at the United Nations.

UN names democratic Israel as world’s #1 human rights violator

According to the United Nations, the most evil country in the world today is Israel.

Muslim Prayers Take Over UN General Assembly Area

Muslim prayers on Fridays at the United Nations headquarters in New York have begun taking up a large area next to the General Assembly Hall, shunning a designated ecumenical prayer area.

The UN's 'violent extremism' scam: What to say when 'radical Islamic terror' is too scary

There is a dangerous scam gaining traction at the United Nations, backstopped by the White House. It’s called “violent extremism.” Given the U.N.’s long and undistinguished history of being unable to define terrorism, and an American president who chokes on the words “radical Islamic terrorism,” pledges to combat “violent extremism” have become all the rage.

At the United Nations Nothing Justifies Terrorism, Except Palestinian 'Frustration'

The United Nations played the Holocaust game last week so it could play another lethal game this week. The ruse consists of making a big deal about the gas chambers for Jews back then, while stoking the fires of anti-Semitism burning right now.

UN fails to learn lessons of Holocaust. It focuses on showmanship

Link to original article on Fox News Analogizing Palestinians to the Jewish victims of the Nazis: that’s how the UN is marking this week’s “International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.” The epicenter of modern antisemitism on a global scale is not somewhere over there, but in the middle of Turtle Bay.

Anne Bayefsky with Daniel Henninger of WSJ's Opinion Journal

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, January 19, 2016: MR. EARNEST: "...the release of five Americans who are being unjustly detained inside of Iran...What we saw was that essentially was a humanitarian gesture that was offered up by the Iranians. We made a reciprocal humanitarian gesture by releasing seven individuals..."

IAEA reports Iran sought nuclear bomb and is still lying.

On December 2, 2015 the UN Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) issued its final report required under the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA). It determines that Iran actively pursued a nuclear weapon, deliberately covered up its activities and continues to lie about it.

Nothing Personal About Obama's Consistent Hostility Toward Israel

Much ink has been spilled blaming the state of U.S.--Israel relations on the poor personal rapport between President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu. The fact is that huggable Barney the Purple Dinosaur could have been Israel's elected leader, and the relations would have been equally hostile.

The UN's Anti-Israel Playbook Gets Help from the US Ambassador

Touro Institute Professor Anne Bayefsky on U.N. Ambassador Samantha Powers's speech on Palestinian terrorism.

A Parade of Horribles, with Obama in the Middle

This article by Anne Bayefsky originally appeared on National Review. The parade of dictators and despots taking the U.N. stage on Monday, as the organization marks its 70th anniversary, was nothing short of spectacular. As were the lies they told without batting an eye to a friendly and respectful audience. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has his hand out for an additional $20 billion this year, so let’s look at what American taxpayers are getting for their large chunk (one-quarter) of the U.N’s bills.

Iran deal: Why won't Obama reveal terms and conditions as Congress gets ready to vote?

This article by Anne Bayefsky originally appeared on Fox News. Congress plans to start voting this week on Obama’s Iran deal – minus the facts. As a result, Congressman Mike Pompeo and others are urging the GOP leadership not to proceed with the vote. When it comes to the acquisition of the world’s most dangerous weapon by the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, it should be obvious that what you don’t know can hurt you.

Huckabee is Right: Iran Nuclear Deal Brings us Closer to Catastrophe of Holocaust Proportions

This article by Anne Bayefsky originally appeared on Breitbart News. When former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee raised the specter of the Holocaust in his evaluation of President Obama’s Iran deal, he touched a raw nerve because Huckabee got it right: The Holocaust taught us that evil is not satiated after it consumes Jews. A deal that is catastrophic for Israel is also catastrophic for the United States.

Obama's huge Iran hostage sellout: The administration gives a pathetic performance at the UN

Oops, we forgot the American hostages in Iran. After we handed Iran $150 billion dollars in sanctions relief. That’s the impression the Obama administration is now trying desperately to shake off while selling an Iran nuclear deal that left our fellow citizens behind.

Obama Dashes to the United Nations, Circumvents Congress, on Iran Deal

This article by Anne Bayefsky originally appeared on The Weekly Standard. As part of their attempt to sell the Iran deal as something other than a catastrophe for America international peace and security, President Obama and John Kerry are now invoking the United Nations. The Obama administration raced straight from Vienna to the Security Council, awaiting nothing from Capitol Hill. What’s going on?

Shocking UN Report Calls for Arrest of Israelis Around the World

This article by Anne Bayefsky originally appeared on Fox News. Arrest Benjamin Netanyahu and any other “suspected” Israeli war criminals wherever and whenever you can get your hands on them. That is the shocking bottom line of a scandalous report released today from the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva.

UN Secretary-General Weighs Lumping Israel In With ISIS and Al Qaeda

This article by Anne Bayefsky originally appeared on Fox News. This week Senators Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz have posed a challenge for would-be presidents and all Americans: if the United Nations criminalizes Israel’s exercise of the right of self-defense it will pay a heavy price. The organization has no right to expect billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars to be doled out every year when they are spent undercutting our deepest values and our national security.

UN says Israel, not Iran, North Korea or Syria worst violator of human rights

This article by Anne Bayefsky originally appeared on Fox News. What country deserves more condemnation for violating human rights than any other nation on earth? According to the U.N.’s top human rights body, that would be Israel.