General Assembly

Focusing on ISIS in U.N. speech, Obama virtually ignores Iran

2014-09-24

By: Federation

On: September 24, 2014

In: The Jewish Nation

By Uriel Heilman JTA World News Service NEW YORK (JTA) — President Obama devoted the bulk of his U.N. speech to the fight against violent Islamic extremism and hardly mentioned Iran’s nuclear program. In his address last year to the General Assembly, Obama spent a great deal of time talkingContinue Reading

At 2014 U.N. General Assembly, ISIS likely to dominate discourse

2014-09-17

By: Federation

On: September 17, 2014

In: The Jewish World

By Uriel Heilman, JTA World News Service ANALYSIS NEW YORK (JTA) — The circus is coming to town. No, there won’t be marching elephants, lion tamers or motorcycles jumping through rings of fire. But there may be wolves in sheep’s clothing, tightrope walking and motorcades blocking traffic. We’re talking, ofContinue Reading