We take the floor once again today to address the one-sided, disproportionate and biased draft resolutions before the General Assembly. Over the past month, the deep hypocrisies and systematic bias enabled at the United Nations against the State of Israel have been recognized by a growing number of …
Israel joined the consensus on this important resolution (resolution 76/16) but finds it unfortunate that the Islamic Republic of Iran, and then Syria, decided to sidetrack this debate for the purposes of politicization.
First, Israel wishes to state again for the record that we object to the refer…
It is unfortunate that I have to take the floor. I raised my hand to take the floor after the statement made by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran. We strongly object to the statement made by Iran. We are a member, like every other member, of this forum, and we expect equal treatment…
Eli Kay was a young, vibrant 26-year-old who grew up in South Africa and dreamt of immigrating to Israel, the homeland of the Jewish people. After moving to Israel, he spent time working on a kibbutz. It was important for Eli to work the land and feel its holiness. Eli loved Israel, but he had a spe…
It is a great honour for me to take part in the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the appraisal of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons.
Israel continues to play a leading role in global efforts to combat trafficking in persons and is recognized as a…
Israel is once again deeply disappointed that certain actors here have decided to sidetrack this annual debate for their own narrow political goals and aspirations. As we have witnessed with other situations, conflicts cannot be solved on the battlefield or through heinous acts of terrorism using on…
As in previous years, Israel has decided to disassociate itself from consensus on draft resolution A/76/L.7 for the reasons it has expressed in the past. As early advocates for the establishment of an international criminal court and as the nation State of the Jewish people, we remain committed to e…
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations does not frequently respond to the baseless, one-sided and outright falsehoods of the Human Rights Council’s accusations against Israel. But there comes a time when the lies must be answered. There comes a time when staying silent is no longer an option. The…
Israel is disappointed that certain actors in this Hall have decided once again to sidetrack an otherwise professional and constructive debate in this august forum in order to advance a narrow political agenda, draining limited time and resources.
The International Court of Justice should serve as …
Thirty years ago, in October 1991, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir addressed the Madrid Peace Conference and declared:
“We believe the blessing of peace can turn the Middle East into a paradise; a centre of cultural, scientific, medical and technological creativity... It could put the Middle …
Israel is a lighthouse in a stormy sea — a beacon of democracy, diverse by design, innovative by nature and eager to contribute to the world despite being in the toughest neighbourhood on Earth. We are an ancient nation of people who have returned to our ancient homeland, revived our ancient langua…
I would first like to thank the Permanent Representatives of Chad and Costa Rica and their teams for coordinating and facilitating the negotiations on resolution 75/314, on the establishment of the Permanent Forum of People of African Descent. Given the importance that Israel attributes to the Perma…
Two weeks ago, the United Arab Emirates officially opened its embassy in Tel Aviv. This week we saw the first direct flight between Israel and Morocco and Israel’s return to the African Union. We will soon celebrate the one-year anniversary of the announcement of the Abraham Accords, which have so f…
At the outset, I would like to thank my esteemed colleagues Ambassadors Santos Maraver of Spain and Al Hassan of Oman and their advisers for their leadership, hard work, professionalism and patience in facilitating the seventh biennial review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. …
I would like to thank the Ambassadors of Spain and Oman and their dedicated teams and express our appreciation for their hard work and efforts in this complex endeavour.
Israel wholly embraces international efforts to counter terrorism and sees itself as a full partner in those efforts. Nevertheles…
Israel welcomes the steps taken by the Government of Georgia to improve the status of internally displaced persons in the areas under its control. Israel appreciates the work done within the framework of the Geneva International Discussions
and its mandate of 12 August 2008, which led to concrete a…
It has been nearly a week since the ceasefire came into effect, and while some things are clear, a few things remain to be seen. It is clear that this is not a conflict between Israel and the people of Gaza or between Israelis and Palestinians. This is a conflict between Israel and Hamas.
The peopl…
Our position throughout the whole process has been that the process must be as inclusive as possible, as we wish to reach an outcome that would gain broad support, which is a crucial element for an international convention. In that regard, we strongly supported having the adoption mechanism based on…
Let me remind the Assembly of something that many members are unfortunately ignoring, and that is that Hamas is an internationally designated jihadi terrorist organization that has fired
more than 4,000 rockets at Israeli cities over the past 11 days. Right now, as I speak, Israeli civilians are ru…
For decades the Assembly has met to discuss the so-called question of Palestine. Yet every year the discussion produces no realistic solutions and no useful changes to the situation. To any outside listener, it is clear why the answers to the question remain forever elusive. These yearly debates are…
