General Assembly

156 UN nations affirm West Bank settlements, east J'lem not part of Israel

The 2016 UN Security Council Resolution 2334 called on its member states to ensure that they do not participate in actions of de facto annexation.

The results of the UN General Assembly's Second Committee vote on Palestinian sovereignty in East Jerusalem and the West Bank

UN vote on Palestinian independence: NGOs tell Canada to choose Israel

Chair of the Delegation of Canada Marc-Andre Blanchard addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., October 1, 2018

Danon to Post: Coordination between Israel, Arab states at the UN on Iran

Israel's Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon speaks at the 8th annual Jerusalem Post Conference, New York

As UNGA kicks off, AJC launches 'EU recognize Hezbollah as terror org'

Lebanon's Hezbollah members hold party flags as they listen to their leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addressing his supporters via a screen during a rally marking the anniversary of the defeat of militants near the Lebanese-Syrian border, in al-Ain village, Lebanon August 25, 2019.

UN: Britain, France, Germany blame Iran for Saudi attack

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019ByREUTERS

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, European Union Council President Donald Tusk, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Tru

Israeli envoy: Netanyahu hasn’t drawn up West Bank annexation plans

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has raised international and Palestinian ire with his campaign pledge to annex the portions of Area C of the West Bank where all the settlements are located.

APRIL 18, 2019ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Danny Danon speaks during a meeting of the UN Security Council at UN headquarters in New York, February 20, 2018

Watch: EU to deliver comprehensive address at U.N.

Iran is also expected to be one the main issues in the address.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Abbas says Trump is gutting peace process: "What is left to negotiate?"

He opened with a scathing line: "Jerusalem is not for sale, and the Palestinian peoples' rights are not up for bargaining," he said, describing the Palestinian cause as just and blessed.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018ByMICHAEL WILNER

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2018.

Erdogan vows Turkey to continue buying Iranian oil despite U.S. sanctions

Erdogan said Turkey will continue to buy natural gas from Iran in line with its long-term supply contract despite Trump's threats to punish countries doing business with Iran.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018ByREUTERS

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, US, September 25, 2018

Sisi: Continued Israeli-Palestinian conflict undermines U.N. credibility

“We cannot talk about the peaceful settlement of disputes as a founding principle of the UN and an indicator of its credibility without addressing the Palestinian cause."

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 25, 2018

Real impact requires real leadership

The Ruderman Family Foundation Opportunity Initiative seeks to place young people with disabilities in professional and meaningful internships at Jewish Federations.

NOVEMBER 27, 2014ByEITAN AROM

Jewish Youths in Israel wave flags and stand atop a hill. The author recalls his own young days in Zionist youth groups.

JFNA enters the fray

The individuals that Jewish Federations of North America supports are as remarkable as the JFNA’s work itself.

NOVEMBER 27, 2014ByEITAN AROM

Children from the South on a KKL-JNF-sposored trip to the Jerusalem Forest.

Let's stand together

After 66 years, Israel today is an island of sanity in a crazy region.

NOVEMBER 27, 2014BySTEVE LINDE

At GA, active American Jews discuss the disinterested

Over one third of American Jews born after 1980 identify as nonreligious, with about 40 percent now choosing to marry out of the faith, according to the Pew Research Center.

NOVEMBER 11, 2014ByMICHAEL WILNER