Recently, I was one of eighteen high school students across the United States selected to attend the American Jewish Committee’s Global Forum, the premier global Jewish advocacy gathering of the year, where thousands convene to be at the center of the most critical conversations in the Jewish world. Over several days, I joined diplomats, policymakers, and advocates in discussions on the state of the Middle East, US-Israel foreign relations, civic engagement, and the future of the Jewish people in America and beyond.

A major highlight was the opportunity to engage with prominent foreign officials, ranging from presidents to ministers of foreign affairs. Specifically, I attended a discussion between the Ambassador of the European Union to the United States, H.E. Jovita Neliupšienė, and Ambassador of Argentina to the United States, H.E. Alejandro Oxenford, on how diplomacy is advancing the fight against antisemitism and anti-Israel rhetoric. 

Ambassador Neliupšienė opened by noting that she represents twenty-seven member states in the European Union united by the principles of human rights. She emphasized that there is no place for the incitement of violence or hate speech towards Jewish communities, including in discussions of the Holocaust in Europe. The Ambassador added that, even before October 7, the EU had adopted ninety actions, which all member states are........

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