UNICEF UK 'takes action' against anti-Israel marketing pro
The U.K. offices of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has apparently cut ties with a marketing manager who sold anti-Israel merchandise, a British pro-Israel group said Monday. Muhammad Karim, who was described on LinkedIn…
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A pro-Israel legal group says UNICEF UK removed a marketing manager from its directory and LinkedIn after he was linked to an online shop selling anti-Israel merchandise. The group flagged the employee to UNICEF UK in early August, following research by an antisemitism monitoring organization. The question now is whether UNICEF UK will clarify its internal vetting or hiring standards for staff with outside commercial activities tied to political causes.