Anne Bayefsky

Anne Bayefesky is a Canadian human rights law scholar whose work often appears in right-wing publications including the Weekly Standard and the National Review. A staunch proponent of Israel, Bayefsky was featured in a 2009 documentary entitled The Case for Israel -- Democracy's Outpost, based on Alan Dershowitz's book, The Case for Israel. In 2006 Bayefsky called for an "alternative to the United Nations," an organization which Bayefsky has dedicated most of her career to criticizing. In its place Bayefsky called for the creation of the "United Democratic Nations," a "international organization of democracies, by democracies, and for democracies."

Positions on Israel-related Matters

• In May 2010 ex-CIA officer Philip Giraldi named Bayefsky as one among a list of "prominent foreigners" who promote Israeli interests as synonymous with American interests in the US.

• Bayefsky is an outspoken critic on the UN's position on Israel, claiming that Israel is unfairly targeted for committing human rights abuses by the UN.

• Bayefsky was a staunch critic of the Goldstone Report, calling it a ""

Position on Cordoba House Initiative

In 2010 Bayefsky published an article on the right-wing website, Pajamas Media, where she attempted to establish an "Iranian connection" to the proposed Cordoba Center in New York City. According to Eli Clifton, "Implied in her article — in which she concludes ominously, “The unanswered questions keep mounting,” — is that the Cordoba Initiative, acting as an Iranian agent, is seeking to bring U.S. enemies — as Bayefsky would no doubt label Iranians — on to the “hallowed ground” of the World Trade Center site."

Affiliations

• Hudson Institute -- Senior Fellow
• UN Watch -- Member, Governing Board
• Ariel Center for Policy Research -- Contributing Expert
• Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs -- Board Member

Resources

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