A controversial France–Saudi-led UN conference on Palestinian statehood drew fire for excluding NGOs, ignoring Israeli hostages, and becoming a stage for anti-Israel rhetoric.
Sealed Doors, Open Bias: France, Saudi Arabia Host Explosive UN Conference to Push Palestinian Statehood Amid NGO Ban and Anti-Israel Onslaught
A three-day UN conference championing the creation of a Palestinian state kicked off Monday, co-hosted by France and Saudi Arabia, and it’s already igniting outrage for what critics are calling a staged, anti-Israel spectacle—shutting out civil society while amplifying condemnation of the Jewish state.
The event follows French President Emmanuel Macron’s inflammatory pledge to recognize a Palestinian state by September, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from Israel and pro-Israel advocates worldwide.
“The UN mob is back—and this time, France and Saudi Arabia are holding the reins,” declared Professor Anne Bayefsky, President of Human Rights Voices and Director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust. “This is how the international mafia operates—propaganda in the name of peace.”
🚫 NGOs Locked Out, Applause Let In
Despite being advertised as open to NGOs, UN security barred all civil society organizations and badge-holding NGOs from the meeting, citing that it was not an “official” UN General Assembly session—a technicality that allowed the co-sponsors to cherry-pick attendees.
“They closed the doors, kicked us out, and filled the room with hand-selected cheerleaders,” Bayefsky reported. “The whole thing was canned applause, global propaganda broadcast live from a UN building paid for by U.S. taxpayers.”
📢 UN & France: “No Alternative” to Palestinian State
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot opened the conference with a sweeping declaration:
“There is no alternative to the two-state solution. Only a Palestinian state can fulfill the aspirations of peace and security.”
UN Secretary-General António Guterres, while briefly mentioning Hamas’s October 7 massacre, immediately pivoted to condemning Israel at length—accusing the Jewish state of “obliterating Gaza,” causing mass starvation, killing civilians, and perpetuating settler violence.
🇮🇱 Israel Pushes Back: “Disconnected from Reality”
Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon condemned the event as detached from on-the-ground truth and willfully blind to the region’s urgent security needs:
“This conference does not promote peace—it deepens delusion. There is no mention of the hostages still held by Hamas, no demand to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure in Gaza. Just political theater.”
⚠️ What You Should Know:
- All NGOs, including UN-accredited ones, were denied access
- Held inside UN headquarters but declared “non-official” to bypass scrutiny
- Conference fueled by France’s planned recognition of Palestinian statehood
- UN and French leaders focused on condemning Israel, not terrorism
- Israeli hostages and Hamas’s atrocities barely mentioned
