General assembly

UN adopts post-Assad Syria resolution recognizing women searching for missing family

Syria’s representative to the UN, told the General Assembly ahead of the resolution’s adoption that Syrian women faced what he described as “the worst missing persons crisis in modern history."

Artists perform, as Kurdish female fighters attend a military parade to mark the 13th anniversary of the founding of the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) in Qamishli, Syria, April 4, 2026.
MEMBERS OF the Ethiopian Israeli community protest outside the Knesset last year.

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

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


Rivlin calls for ‘reverse birthright’ to tighten Israel-Diaspora bond

A “Reverse Birthright” would help young Israelis get to know Jewish communities around the world.

President Reuven Rivlin giving a speech at the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America, on October 22, 2018

ANALYSIS: All the world’s a stage at the U.N., and Netanyahu is a player

"A genocidal regime is seeking to wipe out millions of Jews and the world is trying to stay on its good side."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the UN Secretary-General in New York.

Mr. Kurd: Trump’s Kurdish comments greeted with pride

Trump says he won’t forget Kurdish sacrifices but doesn’t provide specifics on what comes next.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a bilateral meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 26, 2018

Bolton threatens Iranian generals: We will come after you

John Bolton told the crowd that the US would use "every tool in its toolbox" to pursue Soleimani.

National security advisor John Bolton at press conference at King David

King Abdullah: We will protect Jerusalem’s Muslim, Christian character

Abdullah said that the best way forward was a two-state solution on the 1967 borders with east Jerusalem as its capital and a secure Israel.

Jordan's King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, September 25, 2018

Arab states call emergency UN General Assembly session on Gaza

The General Assembly last held a vote on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in December, when it condemned the US for its decision to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv.

The United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US

Keep Dreaming: An unbalanced relationship

At present, it appears that North American Jewry and Israel are locked in an embrace woven of the love of the former and the need of the latter.

People take part in the 51st annual Israel parade in Manhattan, New York May 31, 2015.

Comment: Israel-Diaspora rift looms large at General Assembly opening

The deputy chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel reports his first-hand account of the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly in Los Angeles.

Conflict at the Kotel. Members of the Reform Movement clash with Orthodox worshipers at the Western Wall last week