Aviva Raz Shechter Explained

Aviva Raz Shechter was the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations and other International Organizations (the World Trade Organization and other International Organizations) in Geneva from 2016 to 2020,^[1] having presented her credentials on 22 August 2016.^{[2] [3]}

In her farewell address on June 21, 2020, “Shechter, delivered a strong rebuke of the U.N. Human Rights Council ... (accusing) the council of unfairly targeting Israel and fostering ‘institutionalized anti-Semitism’ through its notorious Agenda Item 7”.^[4]

Raz Shechter has a degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Middle Eastern Studies.

References

1. Web site: https://embassies.gov.il/UnGeneva/AboutTheEmbassy/Pages/The-ambassador.aspx . embassies.gov.il . 13 July 2021.
2. Web site: International Organizations . Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs . 17 May 2020.
3. Web site: Ambassador Aviva Raz Shechter . Mission of Israel to the United Nations in Geneva . 28 June 2020.
4. News: Kahana . Ariel . Israeli UN envoy accuses Human Rights Council of 'systematic discrimination' . 28 June 2020 . Jewish News Syndicate . June 22, 2020.