“The U.N. has a responsibility to uphold its own rules, not bend them to appease extremists or reward antisemitism,” Rep. Mike Lawler said
Bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday would cut American funding for the United Nations if it expels Israel.
H.R. 7018, informally named the Stand with Israel Act of 2025, would target any U.N. agency that carries out such an action. It has been referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Calls for Israel’s expulsion have increased among opponents of Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip following the terrorist group’s attacks on Oct. 7, 2023. Malaysia announced in November that it would draft such a proposal.
