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The UN has
a blood libel
problem...
...and it's
getting worse
T
he hatred against Jews that once
festered in shadowy corners
of the internet is now pouring
into the mainstream. It is deeply
disheartening to witness the flood of
antisemitic blood libels and conspiracy
theories spreading online, particularly
across social media platforms. However,
it is something else entirely when those
same blood libels are echoing around
the chambers of the United Nations, an
institution widely regarded by the public
as a moral compass for the world.
The UN is no longer simply twisting
facts or hiding the truth. It has crossed
into outright fabrication, spreading
grotesque, antisemitic lies that demonise
Israel on the world stage. When blood
libels come from places of authority, they
are much more dangerous.
In May, we exposed the ‘14,000 babies’
blood libel, a claim spread by British
diplomat Tom Fletcher, who is the head of
the UN’s aid mission in Gaza.
He declared, emotionally and
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emphatically, that 14,000 Palestinian
children were going to die “within the
next 48 hours” because Israel was blocking
food aid into Gaza. This was a complete
lie.
The actual data shows there are at
most 14,000 children in Gaza at risk of
becoming severely malnourished over the
course of a year. It is a notable concern,
but one that is not being ignored by the
Israelis. In fact, Israel has facilitated the
delivery of food aid to Gaza. Enough food
has entered the territory to avert famine
entirely if it reaches the people and not
instead stolen and hoarded by Hamas.
It is important to point out that over
3 million children died of starvation in
2024 across the globe. Not one of them
was in Gaza. And tens of millions of
children remain severely malnourished in
regions like sub-Saharan Africa, Yemen,
and Afghanistan. Yet, instead of raising
the alarm for those forgotten lives, Tom
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