Beit Issie Shapiro CEO Ahmir Lerner addressed the UN General Assembly, condemning the UN's decision to place Israel on a blacklist alongside Hamas as a 'total collapse of moral clarity.' Lerner chose to attend the disability-rights conference rather than boycott, delivering what the organization described as a blistering rebuke from the floor.
Beit Issie Shapiro, one of Israel's leading disability-rights organizations, opted not to boycott the UN disability-rights conference after Israel was placed on a UN blacklist that also includes Hamas. Instead, CEO Ahmir Lerner attended and took the General Assembly floor, accusing the body of a 'total collapse of moral clarity' in equating a democratic state with a designated terrorist organization. The Zioneer reported on June 16 that Beit Issie Shapiro, alongside other disability groups, petitioned Israel's High Court over transportation access for disabled children — the same organization now confronting the UN directly on a separate front. No transcript or full video of the speech has been provided beyond a clip shared via Jewish Breaking News; Lerner's full remarks and any UN response remain pending.
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