President-elect Trump’s UN nominee vows to fight Jew-hatred at the UN, which she said has ‘continuously betrayed Israel and betrayed America, acting as an apologist for Iran and their terrorist proxies.’
By Andrew Bernard, JNS
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) vowed to fight Jew-hatred at the United Nations on Tuesday in one of her first public addresses since being named by President-elect Donald Trump as his choice to be the U.S. ambassador to the global body.
Speaking at the Endowment for Middle East Truth’s annual awards dinner in Washington, Stefanik, the chair of the House Republican Conference, called the United Nations a “den of antisemitism.”
“Even before the barbaric terrorist attacks by Hamas on Oct. 7, the U.N. has continuously betrayed Israel and betrayed America, acting as an apologist for Iran and their terrorist proxies,” Stefanik told attendees.
“You have my commitment, as I have led this fight in Congress against vile antisemitism, I will stand up for President Trump’s America-first, peace-through-strength policies and bring moral truth and crystal-clear moral clarity at the United Nations on day one,” she added.
Stefanik, who played a prominent role in confronting university presidents about campus Jew-hatred on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, said that she would bring renewed focus to securing the release of the hostages that Hamas holds in Gaza.
“There are still over 100 hostages, including seven Americans, being held by Hamas,” she said. “We must not stop, and we will not stop until every hostage is brought home.”
EMET honored Stefanik with its Speaker of Truth Award for her advocacy for Israel and the Jewish people.