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Imams at UN Justify Terror

Oct 19, 2026

Speaker claims: “Terrorism is the defense of the oppressed.” 

These words were not spoken in a terrorist training camp. Nor in the streets of Tehran. But by a speaker at the UNITED NATIONS headquarters in New York defending the October 7 massacre in Israel!

These chilling words were spoken by Imam Abdulkareem Adeeb in defense of the October 7 Hamas-led massacre.

A September investigation exposed disturbing statements from speakers associated with the United Nations Islamic Community (UNIC), which holds religious events inside U.N. headquarters.

One speaker, Imam Mohammed Ibn Ahmed, reportedly described October 7 as “just a byproduct of the oppression.”

Another, Imam Mohammed Shamsi Ali, claimed the October 7 attack was “not a surprise” and compared the conflict to someone attempting to recover a stolen home.

These were statements associated with the very institution supposedly dedicated to international peace. And that institution continues supporting an agency whose employees have been linked to Hamas!

Please fax Congress TODAY. Demand that America withhold funding from the U.N. until it addresses antisemitism within its institutions and severs funding ties to UNRWA.

NOTHING JUSTIFIES OCTOBER 7

Remember what happened on October 7, 2023.

Hamas terrorists stormed Israeli communities, murdered families, abducted civilians, and carried hostages into Gaza, and they were supported by UNRWA staff, a financially supported arm of the U.N.

Israel did not launch October 7. Israel was attacked.

Israel has the right to exist, to defend its citizens, and to protect its borders from terrorists determined to destroy the Jewish state.

Yet the United Nations has repeatedly subjected Israel to extraordinary condemnation. Aliyu Abdulsalam declared, “Israel will collapse. Palestine will win.”

We cannot be paying for an international organization that is criticizing our allies and financially supporting terrorists. Urge Congress to act now to stop this injustice and defund the U.N.

UN WORKERS PARTICIPATED IN THE CARNAGE ON OCTOBER 7

And beneath those taunting words of condemnation is an even more disturbing scandal.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), established to assist Palestinian refugees, has employed individuals connected to Hamas.

In June 2026, the U.S. Agency for International Development's inspector general reported referring 101 current or former UNRWA employees for possible suspension or debarment over alleged participation in October 7 and/or affiliation with Hamas's military wing.

And private investigations have discovered ties between UNRWA and Hamas of nearly 500 people. The investigated personnel included teachers, school administrators, security workers, and other UNRWA employees.

And the money continues flowing to UNRWA from international donors and even the U.N. itself.

In 2025, UNRWA received 829 million dollars in contributions, including 76 million from the U.N. regular budget.

America halted direct funding to UNRWA after the October 7 allegations. But the larger U.N. funding structure remains, and UNRWA continues receiving institutional support.

Fax Congress now. Demand a complete financial accounting and no further American funding for U.N. structures that fail to eliminate terrorist infiltration and antisemitism.

UN CONDEMNS ISRAEL MORE THAN ANY OTHER NATION

Consider this staggering hypocrisy.

While Sudan has suffered a catastrophic civil war, with estimates of at least 150,000 dead, Israel remains a disproportionately frequent target of U.N. condemnations.

According to UN Watch, from 2015 through 2024, the General Assembly adopted 173 resolutions against Israel versus 80 against all other countries combined.

In 2025 alone, it adopted 15 resolutions concerning Israel, compared with 11 concerning other countries.

Israel — a democratic American ally in the Middle East — receives extraordinary scrutiny, while murderous regimes and terrorist organizations continue threatening and murdering innocent lives with comparatively little condemnation.

Congress must confront this double standard.

Fax your senators and representative TODAY. Tell them to DEFUND the U.N. until it demonstrates genuine accountability, confronts antisemitism, and cuts all institutional funding ties to UNRWA.

We cannot claim to stand with Israel while writing massive checks to institutions that condemn our allies based on a double standard.

Please stand with Liberty Counsel Action today with your most generous gift of 25, 50, 100 dollars, or more. Your financial support will help us continue exposing the U.N.'s troubling double standards, confronting antisemitism, and demanding accountability for American tax dollars flowing to international institutions with documented ties to Hamas-affiliated personnel.

Together, we can defend Israel's right to exist, stand against terrorism, and fight to ensure Congress hears the voices of Americans who refuse to fund these abuses.

God bless,

Mat Staver, Chairman
John Stemberger, President
Liberty Counsel Action

 

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The U.N. has singled out Israel in hundreds of resolutions while its own affiliated programs have faced serious Hamas-related investigations. Fax Congress today to demand that American taxpayers stop underwriting this failure of accountability.

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Sources:  

“2025 UNGA Resolutions on Israel vs. Rest of the World.” UN Watch, November 19, 2025. Unwatch.org/2025-unga-resolutions-on-israel-vs-rest-of-the-world/.

“INVESTIGATIVE SUMMARY: USAID OIG's Continuing Investigation Leads to Referral of Over 100 Current and Former UNRWA Staff Linked to Hamas for Suspension/Debarment.” USAID Office of Inspector General, June 5, 2026. Oig.usaid.gov/node/8155.

“INVESTIGATIVE SUMMARY: USAID OIG's Ongoing Investigation Leads to Debarment of Former UNRWA Employee for Participation in the October 7 Terrorist Attacks in Israel.” USAID Office of Inspector General, February 27, 2026. Oig.usaid.gov/node/8061.

“New Database Maps Hamas Infiltration of UNRWA, Hundreds Exposed.” UN Watch, November 4, 2025. Unwatch.org/new-database-maps-hamas-infiltration-of-unrwa-hundreds-exposed/.

Stalinsky, Steven. “‘Terrorism Is Defense’: The Shocking Speeches Delivered Inside UN Headquarters.” Washington Examiner, September 28, 2026. Washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4743054/un-headquarters-anti-israel-sermons/.

“UN General Assembly President's Appeal to Urgently Increase Contributions to UNRWA at Pledging Conference.” United Nations, June 30, 2026. Un.org/unispal/document/pga-remarks-unrwa-pledging-conference/.

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