I was not planning to respond, and I will be very brief, but the representative from Algeria, not for the first time, is making a spectacle in the Council. I would advise him, before he makes a spectacle, to check the facts. I spoke about the facts.
Concerning the horrible pictures he showed earlie…
I thank Ms. Ilana Gritzewsky. Her courage honours us all.
On 7 October, Hamas ripped her from her home in Kibbutz Nir Oz, with her partner, Matan Zangauker. She survived 55 days in unimaginable conditions. She is free, but Matan is not. He has been in captivity for almost 700 days — no freedom, no …
I thank our briefers here today.
Despite some extraordinary and brazen language in the statements we heard here, I will attempt to address the supposed reason for the convening of this meeting.
On Thursday night, Israel’s security Cabinet approved the Prime Minister’s proposal to defeat the Iran-b…
We heard the heartbreaking testimony of Ilay, brother of the hostage Evyatar David, who is being starved by Hamas. I want to thank the United States and other countries for answering our call and requesting this urgent and important meeting of the Security Council. However, we also heard so many lie…
I believe this Chamber and the United Nations would benefit from something basic — a full and honest overview of the current state of our region.
Let us begin in Gaza, where Hamas continues with its depraved tactics. Fifty innocent people remain held hostage. Israel has been working tirelessly to b…
Allow me to thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing this afternoon.
Today we once again find ourselves in an urgent Council meeting. A serious crisis has been unfolding in Syria over the past couple of months that too many choose to ignore: the systematic persecution of minorities…
The representative of Palestine spoke for a long time, but in his speech he forgot to mention the responsibility of Hamas. Why is he afraid of Hamas?
I will not answer all his lies. I will ask him one question. Can he agree with me and with my colleagues that there is no future for Gaza with Hamas …
First, I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing.
Jonathan Samerano’s parents had prayed every day for a miracle. Instead, last week, we received the cold confirmation of tragedy — the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recovered Jonathan’s body in Gaza. He was just 21 and …
First, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and the representatives from the European Union and Slovenia for their remarks.
I advise my colleague, the Ambassador of Iran, to comply with resolution 2231 (2015) instead of giving advice to the Council on how to conduct its affairs, so…
First, I would like to thank the Secretary-General, Assistant Secretary-General Jenča and Director General Grossi for their remarks.
Last night, history changed. The United States of America struck Iran’s nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. The United States, the leader of the free world, …
I would like to thank the Secretary-General, Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo and Director General Grossi for their remarks.
Before I begin my remarks, I must address the representative of the Islamic regime in Iran.
How dare Mr. Iravani write five letters in the past week, come before the Securit…
First, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Director General Grossi.
Israel has acted to prevent its destruction, and the world now stands at a crossroads between denial and clarity. This is not only a defining moment for Israel; it is a defining moment for the global security …
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari and Ms. Sung- Eui Lee for their briefings. I also thank Mr. Ruby Chen for his powerful briefing.
I speak not as a diplomat, but as a father, as a husband and as a human being, when I say Ruby should not have had to be here today. He should not have had to …
Before I begin, I want to express Israel’s relief in seeing Edan Alexander return home after almost 600 days of Hamas captivity. We were honoured to welcome his parents, Adi and Yael, to the United Nations just a few months ago. Their strength moved us all. We thank the United States for its role in…
It is symbolic that this session is taking place on the eve of Israel’s Memorial Day, Yom Hazikaron. It is the day when we honour the soldiers who gave their lives defending our State and the innocent civilians whose lives were cut short by terror.
As we speak, the Middle East is in dynamic motion.…
I thank our briefers here today.
Amid serious and sustained instability, we are witnessing the re-emergence of radical Islamic armed groups — groups committed only to destruction, terror and the annihilation of our nation. Those groups in southern Syria are working to establish military infrastruct…
I would continue to remind Mr. Mansour that we are not his enemy. His enemies are Hamas. The day that he has the courage, strength and bravery to face the Hamas radicals, then he can speak about the future for the Palestinians. But as long as he continues to blame Israel for everything — whether it …
Let me start with my conclusion reached at our most recent debate (see S/PV.9883): the war will not end until the 59 remaining innocent hostages are released and Hamas is driven from Gaza. Yet every few days, the Council convenes again to address the situation in Gaza, and every time the same patter…
Mr. Mansour can continue with the manipulation and inflation of numbers, but there are facts, and I stand behind everything I said today — the failures in Jenin, the failures in Tulkarem, the weakness of the Palestinian Authority and, I think most important, the weakness of its leadership, failing t…
