(April 8, 2025 / JNS) The announcement by President Donald Trump in late March that Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) would not be the next ambassador to the United Nations was disappointing to many Israel supporters. Since the Hamas-led terrorist attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, the congresswoman has emerged as a leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, both in the fight against antisemitism and in support of Israel, perhaps becoming the most visible leader in those battles.

What’s more, she vowed to continue those efforts at the world body when she appeared before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in January. Her criticism of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) was not only necessary but a breath of fresh air.

But one would be greatly mistaken to think that she will pause in her efforts to combat Jew-haters and anti-Israel terrorists.