From: Haaretz January 21, 2025
'Antisemitic rot': Trump's UN pick Stefanik backs defunding UNRWA citing 'terrorist ties' to Hamas

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations nominee Elise Stefanik told her Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday that she will prioritize combatting the "antisemitic rot" within the United Nations while reiterating her opposition to funding the UN agency UNRWA dedicated to Palestinian refugees.

Stefanik told the hearing:
"Combatting antisemitism is something I am deeply committed to doing in this role, and it's one of the reasons why I was interested in this position during my conversations with President Trump,"

Stefanik lauded her role in being a leader in "combatting antisemitic rot" while in Congress, specifically her role in the hearing questioning university presidents, as one of her qualifications for being UN ambassador.

"The U.S. is the largest contributor to the UN by far," she said in her opening statement. "Our tax dollars should not be complicit in propping up entities that are counter to American interests, antisemitic or engaging in fraud, corruption or terrorism."