Current sectionWorld NewsThe Costa Rican economist, the daughter of Holocaust survivors with close family in Israel, has emerged as the frontrunner to succeed António Guterres while broadly sharing the UN leadership's positions on Israel and GazaShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe03:19 PM • August 10 2026 IDTRebeca Grynspan, a former vice president of Costa Rica, has emerged as the early frontrunner to become the next United Nations secretary-general. If chosen, she would become the first woman and first Jewish person to hold the UN's top post.Trending Now50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsraeli Soldiers Describe How Settlers Manage Military Reality in the West BankU.S. University to Pay Israeli Scholar Who Lost Job for Calling Gaza a GenocideIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismThe Madness in the Netanyahu Household Is Exposed Once AgainCommentsIn the NewsNearly 20% of Israelis Have Considered Emigrating in Past Two Years, Poll ShowsWill Israel's New Mini-parties Save Netanyahu or Bury Him?Why Michigan Jews Should Vote Blue This Fall, Despite Very Real ConcernsHow an Unproven Claim Sparked a Witch Hunt Against Arab Israeli Medical StaffLebanon, Israel Unlikely to Resume Talks in the Coming Month, Source SaysRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' Plan'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Former Mossad Chief Appointed to Lead U.S. Defense Technology CompanyIsrael Elections: How to Actually Read the PollsNew Middle East Pact Seen in Israel as Sign of Waning U.S. Influence