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November 3, 2026

The Emirati-Palestinian Who Could Become the Least Anti-Israel UN Head in Decades

Lana Nusseibeh and a tighter-than-usual race.

While Americans vote in the midterm elections, and Israelis wait to see who their next prime minister will be, another leadership contest is going on: to choose the next secretary-general of the United Nations. The present race is more competitive than usual, and there is a chance that it will yield someone less hostile to Israel than the incumbent, Antonio Guterres. Ben Cohen considers the candidates, and especially the Emirati diplomat Lana Nusseibeh—and what they might portend for the Jewish state.

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