UN announces new plan to counter the surge in antisemitism

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations announced new actions Friday to counter the surge in antisemitism, including encouraging governments to enforce laws against hate crimes and discrimination.

The U.N., created in the aftermath of the World War II Holocaust in 6 six million Jews were killed, has worked to counter antisemitism.

But the 193-member global organization has been accused of being antisemitic, including by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for U.N. ambassador, New York Rep. Elise Stefanik. She is pro-Israel and has called the U.N. a “den of antisemitism” that she intends to confront.

The U.N. Action Plan to Enhance Monitoring and Response to Antisemitism is mainly focused

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