The U.N.’s Double Standard on Israel

Having worked for more than 20 years in senior management positions at the United Nations, I learned to navigate the complex realities of international diplomacy. Yet even for a seasoned insider, the U.N.’s treatment of Yahav Lichner is a damning display of targeting and selective enforcement.

Lichner, a respected senior international civil servant at UNICEF, is the target of a setup. He has been placed on administrative leave following the publication of allegations based on decade-old emails obtained through an Iranian state-backed cyber operation. His alleged “crime”? Sharing routine organizational context and deliberation notes with Israeli diplomats, dating back to 2014–15.