Allow me first to recognize and honour Ambassador Raymond Wolfe, Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations.
We deeply appreciate Ambassador Wolfe’s immense contribution and dedication as Chair of the Permanent Memorial Committee on Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Nobel l…
The State of Israel has a long-standing tradition of providing humanitarian assistance to nations in need, and 2012 has been no exception.
Following the severe flooding in Fiji in January, the Israeli Government donated funds to support the work of the Red Cross in providing assistance to the flood…
Israel welcomes the imminent adoption of today’s draft resolution A/67/L.33. We are a sponsor of the draft resolution because Israel is committed to raising awareness about autism and to addressing the challenges faced by autistic individuals and their families. The draft resolution reflects our dee…
At the outset, I would like to express Israel’s appreciation to the Secretary- General for transmitting the important report of the Director-General of the World Health Organization on global health and foreign policy (A/67/377). The links between health, prosperity, environmental sustainability and…
Israel decided to vote in favour of resolution 67/76 because of the importance it attaches to the objectives of the Comprehensive Nuclear- Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) present in the resolution.
However, Israel cannot support, and has strong reservations regarding some of, the language, including in the …
My explanation of vote refers to resolution 67/73, just adopted under agenda item 97, “The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East”.
Every year we question the motivation of the authors behind the draft resolution entitled “The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East” and the moti…
Israel once again joined the consensus on the resolution entitled “Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East”, resolution 67/28, notwithstanding our ongoing substantive reservations regarding certain elements contained in it. They include the reference to the non-c…
At the outset, I would like to express my appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on women and peace and security — a subject of great importance for all of us in the international community.
Israel believes that women must play an equal role in all aspects of the State a…
The State of Israel strongly supports promoting sport to advance education, health, development and peace, and we are a proud sponsor of the draft resolution to be adopted today. My delegation appreciates the report of the Secretary-General on this important subject (A/67/282) and welcomes the new A…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s important debate on counter- terrorism. I would like to express my appreciation to the Chairs of the Committees for their professional work and for their informative briefings this afternoon.
As we gather here today, 1 million Israelis are facing the …
I speak to the Assembly today as someone who had the privilege of spending part of my childhood growing up in Africa, while Africa itself was growing up. My understanding of Africa is not based on textbooks, or movies, or safaris. I speak from personal experience. As a young child living in what was…
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, one of the architects and earliest champions of the United Nations, wrote, “One’s philosophy is best expressed not in words, but in choices”. Today, the Middle East is at a critical moment — a moment that calls for leadership. And history will judge today’s leaders not …
It is a pleasure to see the General Assembly presided over by the Ambassador
from Israel, and it is good to see all of the representatives here.
Three thousand years ago, King David reigned over the Jewish State in our eternal capital, Jerusalem. I say that to all those who proclaim that the Jewis…
The Syrian representative’s cynical attacks on my country today are just another desperate attempt to divert attention from the real issues before us. The human rights violations occurring in Syria pose a serious threat to stability in that country and throughout the region.
Israel once again share…
It has been said that the further back you look, the further forward you can see. This truth hangs over the General Assembly today. Long before Al-Assad’s planes demolished major cities, long before his thugs murdered entire families in their homes, long before the death count rose well above 20,000…
Winston Churchill once said, “The truth is incontrovertible. Panic may resent it; ignorance may deride it; malice may distort it; but there it is”. The Al-Assad regime could use a healthy dose of Churchill’s wisdom today. No matter what Al-Assad says, he cannot alter the horrific truth about the bru…
Allow me to express Israel’s appreciation to you, Mr. President, for your able stewardship of the Security Council this month.
It has been 18 years since a bomb ripped through the Argentine Jewish Community Centre in Buenos Aires, killing 85 people and injuring hundreds of others. The Islamic Repub…
Israel welcomes the steps the Government of Georgia has taken to implement the strategy on internally displaced persons (IDPs) highlighted in the Secretary-General’s report (A/66/813). The strategy has brought about a marked improvement in the humanitarian situation of IDPs. Israel is encouraged by …
It is most unfortunate that certain delegations continue today to exploit this important debate in an outrageous and politicized manner. We are repelled by the remarks made earlier by the representative of Tunisia. The words and images used to describe my country bring to mind the blood libels again…
In the topography of terrorism, Syria and Iran are permanent features in the landscape. Iran lies at the true north on the compass of terrorism, while Syria is found at a nearby coordinate on the map. Whenever a Syrian or an Iranian representative speaks during a debate on terrorism, we are given an…
