World Economic Forum

=== Appropriation of global crises ===
In December 2021, the Catholic Cardinal and former [[Prefect]] of the [[Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith]] (CDF) [[Gerhard Ludwig Müller]] criticised in a controversial interview that people like WEF founder Schwab were sitting "on the throne of their wealth" and were not touched by the everyday difficulties and sufferings people face e.g. due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On the contrary, such elites would see crises as an opportunity to push through their agendas. He particularly criticised the control such people would exercise on people and their embracement of areas such as [[transhumanism]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Vatican Court judge criticizes Bill Gates, George Soros and Klaus Schwab for using Covid to impose 'total control' on population|periodical=The Rio Times|publisher=|url=https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/modern-day-censorship/vatican-court-judge-criticizes-bill-gates-george-soros-and-klaus-schwab-for-using-covid-to-impose-total-control-on-population/|format=|access-date=|last=The Rio Times|date=2021-12-14|language=en-US|pages=|quote=|archive-date=21 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221040114/https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/modern-day-censorship/vatican-court-judge-criticizes-bill-gates-george-soros-and-klaus-schwab-for-using-covid-to-impose-total-control-on-population/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.oberhessische-zeitung.de/politik/ausland/kardinal-muller-und-die-verschworungsmythen_24989665 |title=Cardinal Müller and the conspiracy myths |date=13 December 2021 |language=en |access-date=19 December 2021 |archive-date=19 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219150400/https://www.oberhessische-zeitung.de/politik/ausland/kardinal-muller-und-die-verschworungsmythen_24989665 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Central Council of Jews in Germany|German Central Council of Jews]] condemned this criticism, which is also linked to Jewish financial investors, as antisemitic.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jansen |first=Thomas |title=Zentralrat der Juden wirft Kardinal Müller 'antisemitische Chiffren' vor |trans-title=Statement on Corona pandemic: Central Council of Jews accuses Cardinal Müller of "anti-Semitic ciphers" |newspaper=Faz.net |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/zentralrat-der-juden-kardinal-mueller-bedient-antisemitische-chiffren-17684690.html |access-date=19 December 2021 |language=de |archive-date=16 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216012643/https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/zentralrat-der-juden-kardinal-mueller-bedient-antisemitische-chiffren-17684690.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On the other hand, the WEF has been criticized as "hypocritical" towards Palestinian human rights, when it rejected a petition from its own constituents to condemn Israel's aggression against Palestinians.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jamal |first1=Hebh |date=19 January 2023 |title=Ukraine a 'special case': Is the WEF 'hypocritical' on Palestine? |publisher=Al Jazeera English |agency=Al Jazeera English |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/19/ukraine-a-special-case-emails-show-wef-palestine-hypocrisy |url-status=live |access-date=19 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119063541/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/19/ukraine-a-special-case-emails-show-wef-palestine-hypocrisy |archive-date=19 January 2023}}</ref> WEF cited the need to remain "impartial" on the issue, however claims of hypocrisy came after it voluntarily condemned Russia's aggression against Ukraine months later.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-01 |title=The World Economic Forum has outed itself as anti-Palestinian |url=https://mondoweiss.net/2023/03/the-world-economic-forum-has-outed-itself-as-anti-palestinian/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=Mondoweiss |language=en-US |archive-date=31 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031151008/https://mondoweiss.net/2023/03/the-world-economic-forum-has-outed-itself-as-anti-palestinian/ |url-status=live }}</ref>