Maya Harpaz, a junior at University of Pennsylvania and VP of Israel Engagement at Penn Hillel, offers a powerful response to the Palestine Writes event on campus.

This week, Simone Rodan Benzaquen, Managing Director of AJC Europe, joins us to discuss AJC’s leading role in the Jewish community’s diplomatic efforts at the United Nations General Assembly. Simone highlights key areas of advocacy, including countering the Iranian threat, addressing antisemitism and anti-Israel bias, advancing the Abraham Accords, and supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression.

U.S. President Joe Biden delivered his third address to the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. 

“Antisemitism can never be rationalized. Kanye’s antisemitic tirade has caused significant harm to Jewish communities around the world and directly contributed to documented antisemitic incidents in the United States. Adidas’ CEO Bjørn Gulden’s insensitive comments call into question Adidas’ true commitment to countering antisemitism. I call on Gulden to set the record straight and demonstrate that Adidas, which was late to condemn Kanye’s antisemitism in the first place, is taking antisemitism seriously.”