Recognizing Jewish Indigeneity
By Dr. Nan Greer & Gedaliah Blum
This report, A Case for Jewish Indigeneity, exposes the blatant double standard employed by the United Nations—specifically the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues—when it comes to recognizing the Jewish people as indigenous to the Land of Israel. Despite the Jewish people fulfilling every one of the UN’s own criteria for indigenous status—an ancient language, a distinct culture tied to the land, sacred geography, forced exile, and an unbroken history of return—the forum refuses to acknowledge their claim. This omission is not neutral; it is a strategic denial that fuels broader anti-Israel narratives across multiple UN bodies.
By withholding recognition, the UN effectively enables the lie that Jews are foreign occupiers, feeding the weekly barrage of anti-Israel resolutions, accusations of colonialism, and delegitimization campaigns. The report calls for urgent action: for the Israeli government, the Trump administration, and allies of truth to hold the UN accountable—by using its own standards, and forcing the question into the open. This is not about special treatment. It’s about demanding one universal standard—for everyone, including the Jewish people.
