United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has made more comments about Israel than any other country, new study has found, and has been more consistently critical in his remarks on Israel than on North Korea, Russia, or China.By David Rosenberg, World Israel NewsUnited Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has displayed a consistent anti-Israel bias over the past decade, a new study shows, commenting on the Jewish state more than on any other country on earth.The study, conducted by analysts at Jewish People Policy Institute’s (JPPI) Diane and Guilford Glazer Information Center, examined more than 1,100 official statements made by Guterres from January 2017 through April 2026.The statements included remarks delivered to journalists and statements published on the United Nations website.JPPI said its researchers used artificial-intelligence tools to measure both the frequency of references to Israel and the tone of those references. The study compared Israel with several other countries accused of human-rights violations, including Iran, China, Russia, North Korea and Qatar.According to the study, Israel was mentioned more frequently than any other country examined, including Russia.Out of the more than 1,100 official statements assessed, Guterres made a total of 278 statements regarding Israel, the study found, compared to 272 which touched on Russia, 224 which mentioned China, and just 105 which referenced Iran.North Korea was the subject of just 32 of Guterres’ statements.The study also found that more than half (51%) of Guterres’s statements concerning Israel carried a negative tone, the highest share among the countries reviewed. A further 42% were neutral, while just 7% were positive.By comparison, statements concerning Iran were mostly neutral (65%), with more positive references (22%) than negative ones (13%). The study also found few negative statements about China (less than 1%) and said Qatar received especially favorable treatment, with 86% of comments being positive and 0% negative.The study found that the negative tone toward Israel has intensified during Guterres’s tenure, particularly in recent years.The study noted that Guterres has condemned the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack, met with families of hostages and called for their release. But it added that even when he condemns terrorism against Israel, his statements often quickly shift toward criticism of Israeli policy.In one example cited by the researchers, Guterres said on Oct. 13, 2023, that “the situation in Gaza has reached a dangerous new low.”In January 2024, Guterres described Israel’s military campaign in Gaza as “the most intensely destructive campaign waged since I became Secretary-General.”The stud’s findings point to a consistent pattern of bias against Israel and raise questions about the objectivity of the UN chief, said JPPI President Prof. Yedidia Stern.“The findings of this study are not based on feelings or political perceptions, but on a systematic analysis of hundreds of official statements,” Stern said. “The picture that emerges is one of a clear gap between the way the UN Secretary-General treats Israel and the way he treats other countries.”“The role of the UN Secretary-General requires balance, caution, and consistency of standards, as someone who acts on behalf of, and for, the entire international community.”“When the State of Israel — a country ranked fairly high in global democracy indices published by expert international organizations — is exposed to such extreme criticism at such an exceptional scale, while totalitarian states with a documented record of systematic violations of their own citizens’ human rights receive more moderate treatment, a fundamental question arises regarding Guterres’s performance.”The data was collected and analyzed by JPPI researchers Shlomi Bereznik, Eli Kannai and Yaakov Katz.The post UN Sec-Gen more critical of Israel than any other country – study appeared first on World Israel News.