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The result was delete. this is difficult one. However, it seems that this article inherently breaches the core neutrality policy. An article on UN attitudes to Jews might be OK, but a pastiche of allegations is always going to be original research with an agenda. Do we end up with an article on "allegations of pro-Jewish bias at the UN" to list the counter claims? The debate is moot, NPOV is non-negotiable. (Happy to undelete or userfy to facilitate a merger of anything useable). Scott Mac 19:32, 27 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
This article appears to be a POV fork of Israel, Palestine, and the United Nations and is written in such a way to suggest that the United Nations is antisemitic. At the very least the article should be rewritten so that it reviews the United Nations stances against antisemtism as well as the accusations by some that it is or has been antisemitic. Be in Nepean (talk) 18:15, 19 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Added comment Since the title of the article has been reverted to "Allegations of antisemitism in the United Nations" it's necessary to point out that this title narrows the scope of the article to such an extent that it essentially begs the question of whether the UN is anti-Semitic. This narrow scope means the role of the UN in assisting Jewish refugees through the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration cannot be mentioned. Also, the section on the 1940s now focuses on the case of a single delegate who was allegedly anti-Semitic. Why was she anti-Semitic? Because she lobbied against the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine which means the fact that the state of Israel was created by a United Nations resolution is not mentioned as evidence that the UN assisted Jews but the fact that one individual opposed it somehow becomes evidence that the UN itself is anti-Semitic. Also not mentioned are various UN statements against anti-Semitism because that doesn't fit into the scope of the article. Also, the article assumes as a given that opposition to Israel is ipso facto anti-Semitic when in fact the anti-Zionism = anti-Semitism syllogism is heavily contested. The article appears to be part of an ideological campaign to delegitimize the UN because of criticisms the body has made of Israel. Be in Nepean (talk) 20:31, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]