As Jews worldwide face a scourge of antisemitism — including the mass shooting at a Chanukah celebration at Australia’s Bondi Beach over the weekend — U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz said on Tuesday night that the U.S. “can and will confront antisemitism without apology, without hesitation and will do so everywhere around the world, including right here in the halls of the U.N.”
“We are taking real action on those who perpetuate their antisemitic actions,” Waltz said at a Chanukah reception hosted by Israel’s U.N. mission, held at The Jewish Museum in Manhattan.
At the event, which was co-hosted by UJA-Federation of New York to mark the third night of Chanukah, Waltz also lauded President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza, calling it “not perfect,” but offering “a far better chance [at peace] than where we were just a few months ago.”
As guests enjoyed bite-sized latkes and sufganiyot, remarks were also delivered by Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon and Eric Goldstein, the outgoing CEO of UJA-Federation.
Rabbi Mendy Kotlarsky of Chabad Headquarters was invited to lead the lighting at the event, lighting a menorah made from shrapnel of Iranian ballistic missiles intercepted by Israeli and U.S. interceptors.
