Tag: General Assembly
Jewish Federations of North America prep for General Assembly in Tel Aviv
With less than a month until Israel’s 75th anniversary, the Jewish Federations of North America are finalizing plans for this year’s General Assembly, to be held in Tel Aviv starting on April 23.
More than...
UN vote reprimanding Russia brings together emerging Mideast coalition
Israel and the Middle East have rarely been this united on a vote. Nearly every United States ally in the region fell in line, contributing to an unmistakable message: It’s not just the West,...
UN General Assembly, with Israel joining, overwhelmingly votes to reprimand Russia
The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted in favor of a resolution to reprimand Russia for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
The resolution, supported by 141 of the assembly’s 193 members, demanded that Moscow end...
US abstention on anti-Israel UNRWA vote marks ‘dangerous backslide’ in policy at UN
The United States voted last week to abstain on a resolution concerning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), the U.N.’s agency that handles Palestinian refugees—part of several resolutions put forth in...
IAEA: Iran reneges on agreement to let nuclear inspectors service monitoring equipment
Iran broke an agreement to allow International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors to maintain monitoring equipment at Iranian nuclear sites, the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said on Sunday.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi “stresses that...
Bennett to call for action, not words, against Iran in UN speech
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett arrived in New York Sunday, a day before his scheduled speech at the U.N. General Assembly. It is always helpful for an Israeli leader to travel abroad on the...