I would like to convey the delegation of Israel’s sincere gratitude to the European Union for serving as Chair of the Kimberley Process
for 2018 and for its leadership role in facilitating draft resolution A/73/L.75. We welcome India as the new Chair for 2019 and look forward to continuing the grou…
With regard to the statement made by the representative of Iran, the firing of surface-to-surface missiles by the Quds Force to Israel from Syrian territory is evidence of Iran’s intention behind its entrenchment in Syria. Iran seeks for Syria, like Lebanon, to be a launching pad for the products of…
On behalf of Israel, I congratulate the incoming members of the Security Council. I hope that this year the Council will engage in factual and constructive dialogue regarding the situation in the Middle East. I also congratulate the delegation of the Dominican Republic on its assumption of the presi…
I would like to state for the record that Israel disassociates itself from the decision to appropriate resources for the implementation of Human Rights Council resolution S-28/1.
My delegation would like to propose an oral amendment to section XVIII of draft resolution I, as contained in document A/C.5/73/L.20. The amendment shall read as the following operative paragraph:
“Decides not to appropriate any resources for the implementation of Human Rights Council resolution A/…
At the outset, it is important to stress that the State of Israel truly values its bilateral relationship with Mexico, as it does with the United States. We look forward to further strengthening our close ties with both countries. Furthermore, our vote today is without prejudice to the substantive m…
Imagine a crisp fall morning in northern Israel, in Metulla, where farmers are working in their fields, boys and girls are walking to school, neighbours are wishing each other a good morning and everyone is going about their day. Metulla is surrounded by the Lebanese border, but the town lives in ca…
The Secretariat announced additional co-sponsors of the resolution on the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of the United Nations personnel (resolution 73/137). Among them was the observer State of Palestine.
According to paragraph 5 of the annex to resolution 52/250, of …
Today more than 134 million people around the world are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The scale of the problem and the depth of human suffering are staggering. Israel commends the efforts and actions of the United Nations humanitarian response system, working under difficult and often u…
Resolution 73/135, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)”, refers to the OIC Programme of Action that was adopted in 2016. Not only does the Programme of Action contain biased information against Israel, but it employs language that is sim…
The United Nations has adopted yet another anti-Israel resolution (resolution 73/89), adding to an ever-increasing pile of resolutions that de-legitimize my country.
This body has missed another opportunity to condemn terrorism and make a clear statement against Hamas, a terrorist organization that…
Today’s draft resolution, contained in document A/73/L.42, presented an opportunity for redemption. Proposed by the United States and supported by a global coalition, the draft resolution offered the United Nations another chance to finally condemn Hamas. We thank the United States and Ambassador Ha…
This explanation of vote refers to all the draft resolutions under agenda items 38 and 39. On 29 November 1947, the United Nations adopted resolution 181 (II), which called for the creation of independent Arab and Jewish States living side by side. The State of Israel accepted that resolution, and t…
Every year the United Nations adopts at least 20 resolutions aimed specifically at condemning Israel. Not a single one of those resolutions, or any General Assembly resolution, has ever included Hamas. These resolutions make a mockery of the Palestinians, the very people the United Nations claims to…
We welcome the convening of this important meeting and would like to thank Secretary- General Guterres and African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security Chergui for their briefings this morning.
The maintenance of international peace and security is the foremost reason for which the United Nati…
Israel has decided to dissociate itself from the consensus resolution 73/7, not because we do not support the noble goals for which the International Criminal Court (ICC) was founded but rather because we do. Israel was among the first supporters of the establishment of a permanent criminal institut…
Earlier today my colleague took her place around this table and expressed the need to have more women involved in matters of peace and security and portrayed some of the ways Israel promotes this agenda, including between Israelis and Palestinians hoping for a better future for both peoples. It is w…
Gender equality and women’s empowerment comprise a core tenet of Israel’s values. Israel was the first country in the world to incorporate parts of resolution 1325 (2000) into its national legislation. The fourth amendment to the women’s equal rights law requires the Government to include women from…
The theme of the current session of the General Assembly is “Making the United Nations relevant to all people: global leadership and shared responsibilities for peaceful, equitable and sustainable societies”. In that spirit, we need to focus on empowering one another, strengthening ties and embracin…
