U.N. Official Responds To Oct. 7 Survivor With The International Symbol For "Not My Problem"

For decades, the United Nations has searched tirelessly for new and innovative ways to disappoint Jews. This week, it may have achieved a career defining performance.

The chamber of the United Nations Human Rights Council fell into an awkward silence as Ilana Gritzewsky, a survivor of Hamas' October 7 massacre, stepped up to the microphone and did something increasingly rare in international diplomacy: tell the truth in front of people determined not t:o hear it.

Standing before Reem Alsalem, the U.N.'s special rapporteur on violence against women, Gritzewsky delivered firsthand testimony of the horrors she endured during Hamas captivity. While most people would respond to such testimony with compassion, horror, or at the very least basic human decency, the U.N. apparently prefers a more avant garde approach.

Gritzewsky recounted the attack on her kibbutz. She described murder, arson, kidnapping, sexual abuse, beatings, and waking up half naked surrounded by seven Hamas terrorists. She spoke about her broken hip, broken jaw, and the psychological scars that still follow her home every day.

She then confronted the woman whose job title literally includes the words "violence against women."

“In captivity, Jewish women were raped, abused, and humiliated. And you, special rapporteur, you choose silence and denial. You say there was no evidence of sexual violence on October 7th,” she told Alsalem directly. “I’m standing here today, not as a report, not as a statistic. I am a woman who survived. I am the living proof of sexual violence by Hamas.”

Then came the question that turned the room into a monument to moral cowardice.

“When I, another Israeli woman, begged not to be raped, why were you silent? Please look at me. Do you believe us now? Will you apologize?”

At that moment, Alsalem faced an incredibly difficult choice. She could acknowledge reality. She could show empathy. She could apologize.

Instead, she apparently chose Option Four.

Silence.

Followed by a smirk.

Nothing quite captures the modern U.N. like watching a survivor of sexual violence beg to be believed while a senior human rights official reacts like she's sitting through an inconvenient staff meeting.

The exchange exposed a record that would be scandalous if scandal still existed at Turtle Bay. Last November, Alsalem publicly claimed that “no independent investigation found that rape took place on October 7,” despite a U.N. report concluding there were reasonable grounds to believe Hamas committed sexual violence during the massacre and even stronger evidence regarding hostages held in captivity.

As recently as April 2026, she was reportedly dismissing survivor testimony as “misinformation” used to “justify genocide against Palestinians.”

Apparently, according to this remarkable theory, Israeli women are simultaneously victims, witnesses, and public relations props whose testimony becomes invalid whenever it interferes with a preferred political narrative.

Her June 2026 report, "Violence against Mothers," somehow managed to discuss motherhood, war, and women's rights while treating Hamas like a mythical creature whose existence remains unconfirmed. The report accused Israel of reproductive violence and genocide, worried that American and Israeli strikes against Iran might harm Tehran's women's rights record, and omitted any meaningful discussion of Hamas atrocities.

Israeli mothers murdered in front of their children? Missing.

Bibas children and mother murdered by Hamas

Families tortured by years of hostage uncertainty? Missing.

The systematic destruction of entire families by Hamas terrorists? Also missing.

One suspects that if Hamas filed its atrocities under a different heading, perhaps "climate justice" or "sustainable development," they might finally receive a mention.

On June 23, Ilana Gritzewsky offered Reem Alsalem a simple choice. Look at a survivor. Acknowledge her suffering. Admit the truth.

The survivor spoke.

The evidence stood in front of her.

And the U.N.'s representative for violence against women looked away.

For an organization that constantly reminds the world to listen to women, the message could not have been clearer.

Some women, apparently, are more equal than others.

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The U.N.'s allegations claiming Israel committed sexual violence totally debunked

Hamas, the terrorist outfit that’d rather lob rockets than build schools, is getting a standing ovation from the U.N., our ivory tower universities, and—get this—the International Criminal Court, which had the gall to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 

Meanwhile, the media laps up Hamas’ propaganda like it’s a happy hour special, helping these scumcrumpets win the PR war. It’s enough to make your blood boil. 

Now, let’s talk about the latest U.N. pile of dog crap—a report from the so-called “Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel” (COI, because acronyms make nonsense sound official). It’s titled “More than a human can bear: Israel’s systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence since 7 October 2023.” 

Sounds like a horror movie, right? Rape, sexual slavery, forced sterilizations—you’d expect a laundry list of war crimes. Spoiler alert: much like Joe Biden's skivvies, it's a load of crap.

The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) dove into this dumpster fire of a report, and their conclusion? It’s a blatant attack on Israel’s sovereignty, a sleazy attempt to smear a nation defending itself against Hamas, an “internationally recognized terrorist organization.” 

The report’s title is pure clickbait, promising evidence of atrocities but delivering zilch-point-balderdash. Instead, it twists the collateral damage of war—much of it caused by Hamas’ own tactics—into “intentional” acts of “sexual, reproductive, and gender-based violence.” 

Take this gem: the COI claims that any attack impacting a hospital’s maternity ward is “reproductive violence.” Never mind that Hamas uses hospitals as terror HQs—apparently, Israel’s supposed to tiptoe around them. They can fire at the, you know, Jews, from schools, hospitals and mosques, but Israel can't fire back.

Destroyed roads to hospitals? Also “reproductive violence,” because women need those roads. Shortages of menstrual pads or healthy food for pregnant women? You guessed it—“reproductive violence.” One woman had to eat canned tuna because there was no flour, milk, or eggs. Another used a cloth for her period. Heartbreaking? Sure. War is hell. But calling these “reproductive violence” is like calling a paper cut attempted murder. And guess who started this war? Hint: it wasn’t Israel.

It gets dumber. The COI accuses Israel of “systematic use of sexual violence” because Israeli officials dared to mention Hamas’ actual sexual crimes on October 7 to justify their military response. So, pointing out Hamas’ atrocities makes Israel the bad guy? That’s mental gymnastics worthy of a gold medal. 

The report even blames Israel for Palestinian cultural issues—like fathers forcing daughters into veils or early marriages—that predate this conflict by decades. Perhaps the U.N. staff who makes these crazy claims need to read the Koran and Hadith and see how it's part of Islamic culture. 

Apparently, Israel’s bombs are causing toxic masculinity now.

Strip searches of detainees? The COI calls them “egregious,” ignoring that they’re standard practice when terrorists hide bombs under their clothes. And while Israel’s investigating 74 cases of potential misconduct by its own forces—showing accountability—the COI claims there’s a “clear culture of impunity” in the IDF. Pot, meet kettle. But people believe what they were taught and want to believe.

Here’s the kicker: actual sexual and gender-based crimes under international law—rape, forced prostitution, sexual mutilation—aren’t even remotely supported by the COI’s examples. The one alleged rape case they mention is under investigation by Israel’s military court, proving Israel takes it seriously. Yet the COI spins this into a vast conspiracy of state-sanctioned violence. Unreal and they get away with this garbage constantly.

The worst part? The oxymoronic International Court of Justice, Amnesty International, and other NGOs treat this garbage like gospel, citing it without a shred of skepticism. The COI’s reports are political weapons, not justice, and they’re diluting the real suffering of victims—like the women Hamas raped and mutilated on October 7.

War sucks, no question. But equating a lack of sanitary pads with deliberate sexual violence is not just wrong—it’s dangerous. The U.N.’s COI is a biased joke, and the ACLJ is fighting back, demanding the U.N. Secretary-General and Human Rights Council shut it down. They’ve fired off legal letters to the U.N., ICC, and Security Council, calling out this farce and urging a focus on Hamas’ real crimes.

The U.N.’s anti-Israel circus needs to end. Israel’s fighting for its life against terrorists, and we’ve got to have its back. Sign the petition, folks—let’s show Hamas and their U.N. cheerleaders we’re not buying their lies.

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