{"id":30818,"date":"2026-04-26T18:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/?p=30818"},"modified":"2026-05-14T16:23:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:23:44","slug":"%d7%9e%d7%97%d7%a7%d7%a8-%d7%9e%d7%91%d7%95%d7%a1%d7%a1-ai-%d7%9e%d7%95%d7%9b%d7%99%d7%97-%d7%94%d7%98%d7%99%d7%94-%d7%a2%d7%a7%d7%91%d7%99%d7%aa-%d7%a9%d7%9c-%d7%9e%d7%96%d7%9b%d7%9c-%d7%94","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/en\/%d7%9e%d7%97%d7%a7%d7%a8-%d7%9e%d7%91%d7%95%d7%a1%d7%a1-ai-%d7%9e%d7%95%d7%9b%d7%99%d7%97-%d7%94%d7%98%d7%99%d7%94-%d7%a2%d7%a7%d7%91%d7%99%d7%aa-%d7%a9%d7%9c-%d7%9e%d7%96%d7%9b%d7%9c-%d7%94\/","title":{"rendered":"AI study: UN chief singles out Israel for harsher treatment than Iran, China, Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"

JPPI analysis of 1,100 statements by Ant\u00f3nio Guterres finds a systematic pattern of exceptional treatment toward the State of Israel.<\/h3>\n

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Click here to read the article on Ynet<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A new study by JPPI based on advanced artificial-intelligence analysis, points to a systematic pattern of exceptional treatment by UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres toward the State of Israel, both in the volume of his statements and in their tone, even though his role requires fairness and neutrality toward all countries.<\/p>\n

The study, conducted by analysts at JPPI\u2019s Diane and Guilford Glazer Information Center, examined more than 1,100 official statements made by the Portuguese UN Secretary-General since he assumed office in January 2017 through April 2026. These included statements delivered to journalists or published on the UN website. The analysis compared references to Israel with references to a selected group of other countries accused of human-rights violations, including Iran, China, Russia, North Korea, and Qatar.<\/p>\n

The analysis included both a quantitative measurement of the scope of the references and a sentiment analysis of the tone of the statements, using advanced AI-based tools.<\/p>\n

The data shows that Israel is the country mentioned most frequently in statements by the UN Secretary-General, by a significant margin over the other countries examined. The volume of references to Israel is higher even than that of major countries such as Russia, and nearly three times higher than the number of references to Iran.<\/p>\n

The sentiment analysis yielded similarly stark findings: more than half of the statements about Israel were negative, the highest share among all countries examined. By contrast, statements about countries such as Iran were mostly neutral, with positive references outnumbering negative ones.<\/p>\n

Negative statements about China were de minimis, despite criticism by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and other human rights organizations of his relative silence on China\u2019s alleged persecution of its Uyghur minority. Qatar received particularly favorable treatment. Even when criticism was directed at Russia, its scope was narrower than the criticism directed at Israel.<\/p>\n

The study also identifies a clear trend of an intensifying negative tone toward Israel over the course of the UN Secretary-General\u2019s tenure, especially in recent years.<\/p>\n

Guterres has, on several occasions, expressed support for Israel\u2019s right to exist and to security; he condemned the October 7 attack, met with families of hostages, and called for their release. Yet a qualitative analysis of the full body of his statements reinforces the numerical findings and points to a consistent pattern: even when the UN Secretary-General condemns terrorism against Israel, the emphasis quickly shifts to criticism of Israeli policy.<\/p>\n

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Similarly, even when Israel\u2019s right to security is acknowledged, that recognition is not expressed with the same force as the criticism directed at Israel.<\/p>\n

For example, in a statement on October 13, 2023, just days after the Hamas attack, in which 1200 Israelis were murdered and another 250 abducted, the UN Secretary-General opened with the assertion: \u201cThe situation in Gaza has reached a dangerous new low.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although the Secretary-General did condemn the Hamas onslaught, he devoted relatively brief attention to it, while the bulk of his remarks focused on sharp criticism of Israel, including the evacuation of civilians in Gaza and claims that Gaza\u2019s health system had been harmed:<\/p>\n

\u201cMoving more than one million people across a densely populated warzone to a place with no food, water, or accommodation, when the entire territory is under siege, is extremely dangerous \u2014 and in some cases, simply not possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a January 2024 statement, he described Israel\u2019s Gaza operations as the \u201cmost intensely destructive campaign\u201d since he became Secretary-General: \u201cThe relentless Israeli bombardment\u2026 is the most intensely destructive campaign waged since I became Secretary-General.\u201d<\/p>\n

In another statement, from August 2025, he directly accused Israel of harming civilians, medical teams, and journalists, describing its actions as \u201chorrors,\u201d while making only minimal reference to the hostages and the terrorism that led to the war:<\/p>\n

\u201cOne attack was followed by another \u2014 killing civilians, including medical personnel and journalists who were carrying out their essential work. All with the world watching. I know so many of the reporters here \u2014 along with us \u2014 have lost dear colleagues. These attacks are part of an endless catalogue of horrors.\u201d<\/p>\n

is of hundreds of official statements. The picture that emerges is one of a clear gap between the way the UN Secretary-General treats Israel and the way he treats other countries”, said JPPI President Prof. Yedidia Stern.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe role of the UN Secretary-General requires balance, caution, and consistency of standards, as someone who acts on behalf of, and for, the entire international community. When the State of Israel \u2014 a country ranked fairly high in global democracy indices published by expert international organizations \u2014 is exposed to such extreme criticism at such an exceptional scale, while totalitarian states with a documented record of systematic violations of their own citizens\u2019 human rights receive more moderate treatment, a fundamental question arises regarding Guterres\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur study does not seek to reject criticism of Israel, but rather to point out the double standard applied by a central figure in the international community toward the nation-state of the Jewish people. We recommend that Israel\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs distribute these findings among the representatives of UN member states.\u201d<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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