After failing to condemn Hamas terror group, UN adopts eight resolutions condemning Jewish state

A United Nations watchdog has criticized the organization for passing multiple resolutions this week condemning Israel for various alleged human rights violations, but making no condemnation of Hamas or other groups or nations, at a time when antisemitism is on the rise.

"The U.N.’s assault on Israel with a torrent of one-sided resolutions, just one month after the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, and on the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht, is surreal," Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch, said in a press release. 

"The only purpose of these eight lopsided condemnations is to demonize the Jewish state," Neuer said. "The world should not be deceived that these annual resolutions advance the cause of peace or human rights in any way."

The U.N.’s Second Committee, which focuses on Economic and Financial issues, announced the passage of three such resolutions, including one demanding that Israel cease the "exploitation, damage, cause of loss or depletion and endangerment" in the Golan Heights region of Syria. 

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Syria drafted and co-sponsored the resolutions, which passed with a vote of 151 in favor to six against – only Canada, Israel, the Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Palau and the United States opposed the measure, and 11 members abstained from voting. 

"These are Arab lands," the representative of Syria said after the vote. "They will return to their original legitimate owners sooner or later." 

An Amnesty International report for 2022/23 on human rights abuses and violations around the world noted that "economic and social conditions deteriorated" in Syria even as active hostilities have decreased, with parties committing "gross" human rights abuses "with impunity," including "war crimes." 

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Neuer called the Syrian-backed resolution "obscene," adding that it is "astonishing" that the U.N. would support a call for "more people to be handed over" to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, which has killed "half a million of its own people." 

"The text is morally galling and logically absurd," Neuer said in a strong rebuke of the U.N., noting that Assad’s forces have killed "more than 3,000 Palestinians" in its conflicts. 

"Today’s farce at the General Assembly underscores a simple fact: the U.N.’s automatic majority has no interest in truly helping Palestinians, nor in protecting anyone’s human rights; the goal of these ritual, one-sided condemnations is to scapegoat Israel," said Neuer.

The United Nations did not respond to a Fox News Digital request for comment on the resolutions. 

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Anne Bayefsky, director of the Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust at Touro University, accused the U.N. of advancing Hamas' interests by targeting Israel with these resolutions and shifting blame for the current conflict onto Israel. 

Bayefsky accused these resolutions of advancing "blood libel," which refers to false accusations of Jews inciting violence to justify antisemitic responses. 

"The statements across the board from the U.N.'s highest officers and so-called "human rights" experts have specific characteristics," Bayefsky alleged. "They issue slanderous, unverified blood libels; they blame Israel for the genocide against Jews; they exhibit an obscene moral equivalence between a terrorist organization and a democratic state seeking to defend itself; and, most significantly, they deny the Jewish state the U.N. Charter right of self-defense."

"The degree of disconnect between the U.N. and human decency is perhaps best exemplified by the repeated call for "both sides" or "all parties" to adhere to International law, when one party - Hamas - exists to violate international law, and the other side is doing everything possible to adhere to international law despite all the obstacles placed in their way by Palestinian terrorists themselves," she added. 

Formula 1 races to put finishing touches on Las Vegas GP

The time is nearly here for the long-awaited Las Vegas Grand Prix as Formula One is putting its final touches on all its construction. 

The Las Vegas Grand Prix is one of the most expensive F1 races to date. It cost more than half a billion dollars to bring the race to life. 

"There will be 105,000 people, so the sheer scale of it, even for Las Vegas, will be the largest event Las Vegas will have," said Greg Maffei, the CEO of F1’s parent company Liberty Media.

That is just at the race itself. 

Hundreds of thousands are expected to visit Las Vegas next week to be a part of the race experience, even if they do not have tickets to the race.

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"There will be elements at the Sphere. The launch party, really from Wednesday to Sunday, almost a week of events and musical acts, and you’re seeing sports figures from other sports having their own kind of side party, viewing parties. I think we’ve attracted an unbelievable wide range of activities for all sorts of fans of all sorts of reasons who want to be in Las Vegas for this," Maffei said. 

The CEO of Liberty Media said great experiences come at great costs. 

"A lot of it comes from costs that are not entirely ours. Not begrudging our partners, but you know, five-night minimums in a hotel and things like that help push up the costs. Not everything is just the pricing of the tickets. The experience of that and, frankly, the fact that there’s so much demand is what drives it," said Maffei.

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He added that the money spent on the race is a long-term investment in Las Vegas. There is already a permanent paddock built in the city that will offer year-round experiences.

"This will be the largest paddock club and facility, and all the garages will be the largest anywhere that goes on in F1. But we’d like to have a year-round presence there with dining opportunities and viewing opportunities," he said.

The ongoing construction and road closures over the last year have interrupted some Las Vegans’ daily routines, but Maffei hopes the overall economic boost F1 will bring to the city can make up for some of the inconvenience. 

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"I want to apologize to all the Las Vegas residents, and we appreciate their forbearance and their willingness to tolerate us. We’re going to bring something like a billion and seven to the area, so it’s not just for the benefits [for] who want to view. We hope there’s a great economic benefit in Las Vegas. We hope this is the most difficult year because of all the construction that went on. Things will be easier in the future, but I understand we have asked a lot of the people of Las Vegas, so we hope we can bring a lot to them too," said Maffei.

The Las Vegas Grand Prix will be the first F1 night race in the United States. Practice starts next Thursday night and the weekend finishes with the race on Saturday at 10 p.m. 

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