The United Nations Is Protecting Criminals — and Worse

As the “international community,” journalists, and activists pervert words like “genocide” and “famine” to accuse Israel of war crimes, the United Nations is quietly using its own legal privileges to protect terrorists, rapists, and human-rights abusers in its employ.

Diplomatic immunity — the principle that foreign diplomats are exempt from the legal jurisdiction of the country hosting them — is designed to facilitate international relations by minimizing their fear of arrest or harassment. The United Nations has its own version of this immunity for similar reasons. But the U.N. is using its privileges to derail efforts to prosecute Hamas members, protect criminals, and shield rapists from justice.