‘Please look at me’: Former Israeli hostage demands of UN adviser on violence against women (opens original article in a new tab)

A former Israeli hostage criticized a UN adviser for denying sexual violence against Israeli women, as UN Watch accused the adviser of bias and lack of accountability.

• Former Israeli hostage Ilana Gritzewsky addressed the UN Human Rights Council, urging attention to sexual violence by Hamas.
• UN adviser Reem Alsalem has repeatedly denied claims of sexual violence against Israeli women, according to Hillel Neuer of UN Watch.
• Neuer criticized Alsalem's impartiality, citing her acceptance of $70,000 from Saudi Arabia and her alleged anti-Israel stance.