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American Jewish Committee CEO Ted Deutch today met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, alongside other organizations representing the American Jewish community, following the Prime Minister’s speech to the UN General Assembly.

On September 27, the Israel Defense Forces launched a massive airstrike targeting Hezbollah’s headquarters in Lebanon. Senior Hezbollah officials, including Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, were killed in the attack. The death of Nasrallah marks a significant blow to Hezbollah, which has already lost almost all of its top leadership to counterterrorism operations conducted by Israeli forces in recent weeks. Since October 8, Hezbollah has escalated its attacks on Israel, launching barrages of rockets, drones, and mortar shells on a near-daily basis – more than 10,000 to date.

Jewish students have faced an unprecedented wave of antisemitism in higher educational institutions over the past 12 months.

U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice, European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini, and Mexican Foreign Secretary Claudia Ruiz Massieu will headline the World Leaders Plenary at the AJC Global Forum 2016.