Answer the following questions.
Question 1: This March, what Human Rights Council member state supported a resolution accusing Israel of “collective punishment” in Gaza, while calling for Palestinians to cease firing “crude rockets”? * -- please make a selection --
Ukraine
Guatemala
Switzerland
Cameroon
Question 2: Of the seven special sessions of the Human Rights Council, established in 2006 to replace the discredited Human Rights Commission, how many have dealt with Israel? * -- please make a selection --
2
4
5
7
Question 3: UN Security Council Resolution 252, adopted in 1968, declared what to be invalid? * -- please make a selection --
Israel’s designation of Jerusalem as its capital
Israel’s self-described status as a Jewish state
Israeli control of the Temple Mount
The principle of land for peace
Question 4: As a result of its total exclusion from the UN regional grouping system until 2000, Israel has long been denied key committee assignments. For the first time, Israel will seek a Security Council seat in what year? * -- please make a selection --
2009
2012
2019
2025
Question 5: In 1974, Israel was excluded from membership in what specialized agency of the UN? * -- please make a selection --
UNESCO
The World Food Programme
UNICEF
World Health Organization
Question 6: UNRWA is the special UN agency that provides social services to, but does not resettle, Palestinian refugees. What country is not among UNRWA’s five largest donors in 2008? * -- please make a selection --
The Netherlands
Qatar
The United Kingdom
The United States
Question 7: How is it possible that the number of Palestinians registered as refugees with UNRWA has quintupled since 1950? * -- please make a selection --
Because many became refugees when Jordan lost the West Bank
Because more and more Palestinians have simply decided to register
Because the descendants of Palestinian refugees also count as refugees
Because UNRWA inflates registration figures to gain resources
Question 8: How much money did the United States donate to UNRWA in 2007? * -- please make a selection --
$1.27 million
$36.81 million
$70.06 million
$154.15 million
Question 9: Who said in 2006, “There have been decades of resolutions. There has been a proliferation of special committees, sessions and Secretariat divisions and units. Has any of this had an effect on Israel’s policies, other than to strengthen the belief in Israel, and among many of its supporters, that this great organization is too one-sided to be allowed a significant role in the Middle East peace process?" * -- please make a selection --
Israeli Ambassador Dan Gillerman
Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice
French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy
Secretary General Kofi Annan
Question 10: What UN figure accused Israel of 'apartheid' this week, and said that Palestinians are 'being crucified'? * -- please make a selection --
High Commissioner for Human Rights
President of the General Assembly
Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
Secretary General
Bonus: Richard Falk is the Human Rights Council’s special rapporteur for the
Palestinian territories. He has argued that it is reasonable to believe that “the established elites of the American governmental structure have something to hide and much to explain” about their involvement in…? * -- please make a selection --
The Holocaust
Suicide bombings in Israel
The September 11 attacks
The assassination of John F. Kennedy
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