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The modern-day architecture of Tel Aviv. Credit: Pixabay.

Jewish Federations of North America prep for General Assembly in Tel Aviv

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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...
The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution on Wednesday demanding that Russia immediately end its military operations in Ukraine. A total of 141 countries voted in favor of the resolution, which reaffirms Ukrainian sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. Credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe

UN vote reprimanding Russia brings together emerging Mideast coalition

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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,...
The General Assembly stands for a moment of silence during the first plenary meeting of the eleventh General Assembly Emergency Special Session on Ukraine. Credit: UN Photo/Evan Schneider

UN General Assembly, with Israel joining, overwhelmingly votes to reprimand Russia

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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...
A wide view of the 30th plenary meeting of the General Assembly. Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

US abstention on anti-Israel UNRWA vote marks ‘dangerous backslide’ in policy at UN

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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...
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi delivers his opening remarks to the IAEA Board of Governors meeting on March 9, 2020. Credit: D. Calma/IAEA.

IAEA: Iran reneges on agreement to let nuclear inspectors service monitoring equipment

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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...
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett addresses reporters before boarding a plane to New York to address the U.N. General Assembly, Sept. 25, 2021. Photo by Avi Ohayon/GPO.

Bennett to call for action, not words, against Iran in UN speech

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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...