Rep. Elise Stefanik accused the United Nations of fostering "antisemitic rot," setting the stage for what could be an increasingly antagonistic relationship.
President Donald Trump during his impeachment proceedings and she later grilled university presidents over what she described as antisemitism.
At the UN, Rep. Stefanik will be a strong voice for protecting American security once again and holding the Iranian regime accountable for its malign activities.
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Rep. Elise Stefanik is likely to face questions at her confirmation hearing to become the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations about her lack of foreign policy experience, her strong support for Israel and her views on funding the U.
Elise Stefanik was a key defender of then-President Donald Trump during his impeachment proceedings and she later grilled university presidents over antisemitism.
With an "America - and Israel - first" approach, the incoming US Ambassador could be on a collision course with the UN, not least over her view Israel has a "biblical right" to the West Bank.
Mixed signals from the Trump administration on the fragile truce were further compounded by its action to revoke US sanctions on Israeli settlers in the West Bank. The sanctions were imposed by the Biden administration last year over violent settler attacks on Palestinian villagers.
Throughout his first tenure, US President Donald Trump mounted a campaign against the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) which included slander and defunding.
The directive came in a letter to the U.N., after the Israeli Parliament banned the relief agency that has aided Palestinian refugees for decades.
London: Iran on Thursday rejected international pressure over its accelerating nuclear program, which is close to nearly weapons-grade levels, while its Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described the UN chief’s call for his country to renounce nuclear weapons,