Israel and the United Nations
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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How should we understand Israel’s complicated relationship with the United Nations? Please join Yuval Shany (Former Member and Chair of the UN Human Rights Committee) and Masua Sagiv (Koret Visiting Professor at HDI) for a frank discussion about the complexities and nuances of Israel’s current and historical relationship with the world’s preeminent international body. This is the fifth in a series of talks examining Israel’s relationships with global powers. Prior talks have explored Israel’s relationship with China, Russia,Turkey, and Iran.
Yuval Shany, Hersch Lauterpacht Chair in International Law, Former Dean, Law Faculty of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Former Member, Chair, UN Human Rights Committee
Masua Sagiv (Moderator), Koret Visiting Assistant Professor of Jewish and Israel Studies at UC Berkeley (2021–2025); Senior Faculty, Shalom Hartman Institute; Researcher at the Menomadin Center for Jewish and Democratic Law, Bar-Ilan University Law Faculty
Hosted by the Helen Diller Institute. Cosponsored with the Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law and the Institute of International Studies at UC Berkeley. A light reception will be provided to all registrants.
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