20 Facts About Hillel Neuer

Hillel Neuer has written on law, politics and international affairs for the International Herald Tribune, Juriste International, Commentary, The New Republic, Christian Science Monitor, and the Jerusalem Center For Public Affairs.

Hillel Neuer was selected as one of the "top 100 most influential Jewish people in the world" by Israeli newspaper Maariv, and by the Algemeiner Journal in 2017.

Hillel Neuer is an outspoken defender of Israel and critic of the UN's human rights councils' actions.

Hillel Neuer holds a BA in intellectual history and political science from Concordia University, a Bachelor of Civil Law and a Bachelor of Laws from the McGill University Faculty of Law, which he graduated in 1997, and a Master of Laws in comparative constitutional law from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Hillel Neuer worked at the pro-Israel think tank Canadian Institute for Jewish Research while he was an undergraduate at Concordia.

Hillel Neuer is a member of the New York bar and co-author of the Annotated Copyright Act of Canada and Directors and Officers - A Canadian Legal Manual.

Hillel Neuer served as a law clerk to the Supreme Court of Israel and a Graduate Fellow at the Shalem Center think tank.

Hillel Neuer advocated at the United Nations for human rights victims in Darfur.

Hillel Neuer chaired the NGO Activist Summit For Darfur in 2007.

Hillel Neuer challenged Sudan in 2007 for its rejection of human rights experts in Darfur and demanded justice for child victims in Darfur in 2005.

Hillel Neuer has represented human rights victims in testimony before the UN Human Rights Council, a body which he highly criticized.

Hillel Neuer is noted for his "scathing commentary" on UNHCR's track record on human rights.

Hillel Neuer debated Zimbabwe's UN ambassador on CNN over the Mugabe regime's human rights record.

On November 1,2007, Hillel Neuer presented a report on the United Nations and antisemitism at the invitation of Yale University.

The day after giving his presentation, Hillel Neuer visited a local restaurant in Needham, Massachusetts, where an employee called the police and falsely reported that Hillel Neuer was carrying a gun, leading the police to take him into custody.

In 2009 Hillel Neuer became involved in the controversy over Israel's marketing campaign at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.

Hillel Neuer spoke out against the involvement of activist Naomi Klein in protests.

Hillel Neuer is risking a lot to speak out so passionately on this subject.

Hillel Neuer has debated UN human rights issues on CNN, BBC and Al Jazeera, and some of his talks at the UN panel went viral.

In June 2018, Hillel Neuer was the recipient of McGill University's highest honorary doctorate degree, Doctorate of Laws, for his work at the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy.