The sacred Talmud tells us that whoever saves a life is considered to have saved an entire world. In the light of that, the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety can save the universe.
I would like to thank the President for having convened this meeting on an important topic that cal…
Today some representatives have exploited this forum to launch a range of baseless accusations against my country. It is truly absurd to hear some of the world’s most oppressive tyrannies lecture the Middle East’s only true democracy about the rule of law. In fact, while the State of Israel defends …
I would like to recognize that the presence of Deputy-Secretary-General Eliasson brings additional awareness and attention to this important subject.
In December 2010, a Tunisian police officer confiscated the cart of a young street vendor. The same young man had been harassed by local officials fo…
The Palestinian representative’s remarks earlier have no constructive purpose and only serve to inflame hostilities against Israel.
It is ironic that the Palestinian representative would lecture the world on the protection of civilians when the Palestinians are the ones using human beings as human …
Allow me to take this opportunity to congratulate Lithuania on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month.
Jewish tradition places great importance on upholding the sanctity of life. The Talmud famously teaches that “Whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved…
I stand before the Council as a man who has seen and experienced war — as a soldier, as a diplomat and as the father of children who themselves have been sent to war. I speak to the Council today drawing from those experiences and as
the son of a man who fled Nazi Germany to escape the annihilatio…
Before I begin, I want to express Israel’s condolences on the death of United Nations personnel in Friday’s terrorist attack in Kabul. There is no excuse for targeting civilians and United Nations workers.
Allow me to take this opportunity to congratulate Jordan on its election to the Security Coun…
Israel regrets and objects to the use of the misleading terminology “State of Palestine” in decision 68/548, adopted under agenda item 138, entitled “Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations”. It is counterproductive to use that term when no such State exists …
Abraham Lincoln said that you can fool all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time. I would like to recall those words for the representative of Iran.
Israel has been and remains hopeful that the words in resolutio…
For many decades, the reputation of the diamond industry was tarnished by conflict diamonds. Used as a tool for warfare and cash flow for warlords, those precious gems ignited wars, fueled slavery and enflamed entire countries. Lightweight, valuable and easy to smuggle, rough diamonds drove some of …
I refer my statement to resolution 68/127. The Iranian theocracy has presented
a resolution that is riddled with hypocrisy. By putting it forward, Iran seeks to ride the wave towards international legitimacy, but Iran’s aspirations cannot be allowed to drown out the cries of its people who are vict…
I apologize that I have to take the floor again to reply to the second statement by the Palestinian representative. I wish we had heard something new from the Palestinian representative in his second statement other than empty political words. Telling lies over and over again does not make them true…
I am compelled to respond to the Palestinian statement that we have just heard. I must say that I was shocked to hear the Palestinian statement, which conveyed a great deal of hypocrisy and cynicism. The statement was full of lies, aggression and accusations against my Government immediately after I…
The Syrian representative laid the blame today on a long list of States and actors that in her country’s eyes are responsible for the humanitarian crisis in Syria. It is time for the Syrian delegation to hear and face some basic truths.
Syrian representatives do not need the detective skills of She…
We are nearing the end of the year, and looking back it is clear that 2013 has been a year filled with tragedy. We saw hurricanes, earthquakes, drought and hunger, violence and political instability. Too many have perished and too many have suffered. Those crises have had a devastating impact on com…
Let me begin by expressing Israel’s appreciation to the Secretary-General for transmitting the report of the Director-General of the World Health Organization on global health and foreign policy (A/68/394). The report makes clear that each and every Government has a responsibility to integrate the g…
I would like to congratulate China on its presidency of the Security Council this month. I also wish to express my appreciation to the Chairmen of the Committees for their informative briefings and professional work. I want also like to take this opportunity to welcome the new Executive Director of …
Today we heard a number of Arab delegations liberally spreading condemnation and accusations. It would appear that those delegations are attempting to trample on the democratic process in the General Assembly in the same way they trample on the freedom of their own people. One would think that their…
John Fitzgerald Kennedy said that the great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie but the myth — persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. This is the third year that I am standing before the Assembly to make a statement on this agenda item, and once again I experience a sense of déjà vu as I l…
Israel congratulates Judge Afande and welcomes his election. I apologize for being forced to ruin what should have been a celebratory and professional vote. Unfortunately, that is not yet the case. Again, we see the representative of the Palestinian Authority trying to hijack precious time. I have n…
