General assembly

Israel must give Ethiopian Israelis a real seat at the table - starting at the UN - opinion

Imagine an African American Israeli representing the Jewish state at the UN. Wouldn’t that send a powerful, compelling message for all to see?

MEMBERS OF the Ethiopian Israeli community protest outside the Knesset last year.
Rafael Mariano Grossi, candidate for the position of the next Secretary-General, speaks during a dialogue with delegations while candidates for the position of new United Nations Secretary General are interviewed at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., April 21, 2026.

Top candidates grilled at UN in contention to replace Guterres as secretary general

Crowd applauding at JFNA 2024

WATCH NOW: Jewish Federations General Assembly kicks off

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures after addressing the UN General Assembly.

The UN’s descent into Jew-hatred and irrelevance - opinion


How the UNGA earned applause and ensured the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will continue

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: France, Turkey, Jordan, and Qatar stripped this conflict of context, ignored Hamas’s role, and turned the UN into a stage for symbolism divorced from reality.

French President Emmanuel Macron is seen at the UN General Assembly.

The world should 'chip in with Taiwan' for global peace, prosperity - opinion

Taiwan’s economic strength and commitment to democracy make it a key global partner in the fight for peace and stability.

Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung.

50th anniversary of the Zionism-is-racism resolution - opinion

America, Israel, and the Jewish people should use this as an educational and ideological opportunity. 

ISRAELI AMBASSADOR to the United Nations Chaim Herzog addresses the General Assembly on November 10, 1975. ‘Zionism is... the Jewish people’s sense of origin and destination in the land, linked eternally with its name,’ he said.

Editor's Notes: US Jews reach consensus and are driven by shared purpose

The entire assembly was operating with a new sense of purpose. Instead of theoretical debates, they had concrete action plans.

 JEWISH GROUPS gather in Times Square to mark the one-year anniversary of the Hamas massacre on October 7, 2024. With candles, prayers, and music, commemorations for the October 7 attack began in Israel’s Tel Aviv on October 6 at a ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas onslaught.

Netanyahu’s dilemma: Address the UN or stay at home amid risk of wider war - analysis

In the nine days since Netanyahu formally said he would be going to the UN General Assembly, the Middle East ground has shifted dramatically.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen in an interrogation room (illustrative)

The alliance for global cooperation unites leaders for coexistence and interfaith relations


My Word: The UN’s jokes, tricks and disasters

The UN General Assembly passed no fewer than 15 resolutions targeting the Jewish state in 2022 – compared to 13 on the rest of the world combined.

 A TRANSLATOR works as Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September 2019.

On This Day: 75 years since UN vote to turn Palestine into Jewish, Arab states

In later years, the date would also become known as the annual International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

 JEWS CELEBRATE in the streets of Tel Aviv moments after the United Nations voted on November 29, 1947 to partition Palestine into two states.

Biden, Trudeau, welcome Lapid’s statement on the two-state solution

“I could not agree more,” the US President tweeted.

 Lapid welcomed US President Joe Biden to Israel in July.

Palestinian terror must stop ahead of holiday, Lapid tells Abdullah

“Israel will not stand idly by and will fight terrorism directed against it in all its forms, and will not allow harm to the security of its citizens,” Lapid said.

 Prime Minister Yair Lapid meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan, July 27, 2022