This week Amnesty International UK released a report to the United Nations (UN) rejecting the legitimacy of Israel and made the grave accusation that the Jewish homeland has committed crimes against humanity. The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston condemns this biased and baseless report.  
 
Amnesty’s report, which compares the only democracy in the Middle East to apartheid South Africa, is a dangerous tool being used to fan the flames of intolerance and antisemitism. Amnesty has a history of attacking Israel’s legitimacy, having issued over 200 reports against the Jewish state since the 1970s. In contrast, Amnesty has devoted only 40 reports to North Korea and 60 to Venezuela. Instead of working with both Palestinians and Israelis to come to a peaceful solution, Amnesty seeks to further the conflict with baseless accusations and inciteful language which will only deepen the divide between Israel and Palestinians. 
 
Jewish Federations of North America along with The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), American Jewish Committee (AJC), and B'nai B'rith International issued the following statement: 
We, at the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, have joined with Federations across the country to sign this letter asking Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, to make clear that UN institutions should not be using their international platform to unfairly target Israel. We encourage you to sign with us by adding your name and/or your organization’s name, as appropriate.   
 
TAKE ACTION: The deadline to sign the letter is Mon., February 7th, at 8 PM CT. 
Anti-Israel propaganda, like Amnesty’s report, can have grave consequences that fuel antisemitic hate crimes and terroristic attacks against Israel and Jews around the world. We must come together and stand as one.