Edith M. Lederer

Edith M. Lederer is an author at Religion News Service.

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Palestinian backers and Israel at odds over holy site visit

By Edith M. Lederer — January 5, 2023
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Tuesday’s visit by Israel’s new National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site has fueled fears of unrest.

UN cites possible crimes vs. humanity in China’s Xinjiang

By Edith M. Lederer and Jamey Keaten — September 1, 2022
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office said that China's discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in Xinjiang "may constitute crimes against humanity" in a long-awaited report released Wednesday.

UN chief decries antisemitism, urges stand against hatred

By Edith M. Lederer — January 26, 2022
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was alarmed to learn recently that barely half of adults worldwide have heard of the Holocaust.
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