Israel voted in favour of the draft resolution as a demonstration of its continued support for humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people. In exceedingly difficult security conditions, Israel continues to do all that it can to help the
Palestinian people meet their humanitarian needs. While …
Martin Luther King once said that there comes a time when people get tired. For the peoples of the Middle East — all the people of the Middle East — that time has come. The people of the Middle East are tired — tired of bloodshed and tired of violence. They are tired of terrorism, tired of despotism…
The question of Palestine is not rhetorical. It should not be an endless philosophical inquiry, or an eternal thorn in the sides of all those who reside in the Middle East. On the contrary, it is a question that has an answer — a problem that can be solved. In fact, we stand today at a critical junc…
Israel understands that today is a day of profound sorrow for our Palestinian neighbours. Yet this day also presents an opportunity for renewed momentum in a quest for peace between our two peoples. We hope that all parties will seize this opportunity to fashion a better future together.
I will con…
Allow me to express my disappointment over the decision of the General Committee to recommend that the Assembly split its consideration of agenda item 36, on the situation in the Middle East, and item 37 on the question of Palestine, which had been scheduled, according to a previous decision, to be …
It is regrettable that I am forced once again to reply to the statement made by the Syrian representative. Unfortunately, if we must talk about the situation of Palestinian children, let me say that, since the outbreak of the Palestinian terrorist intifada in September 2000, Israel has found itself …
It is regrettable that I am forced to reply to the statement made by the Syrian representative, who has unfortunately exploited today’s debate on this vital global issue in order to advance a narrow and partisan political agenda. It is puzzling that the Syrian delegate chose to attack what he called…
At the outset, let me thank you once again, Sir, for your able stewardship and assure you of Israel’s utmost cooperation. In addition, let me take this opportunity to thank the Secretary-General and his staff for the work they have done in producing the useful and informative report before us.
Spor…
Israel welcomes the second consolidated report on progress in implementation of and international support for the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). The report comprehensively outlines the progress that is being made on this important global issue. Israel appreciates all the work that…
At the outset, I would like to thank the countries that courageously opted to oppose, or not to vote for, this draft resolution. We are pleased that it was not adopted, as it should never even have been considered. It escapes me how certain countries around this table that have described the draft r…
Israel remains staunchly in favour of the ideas that lie behind these continuing ventures. Efficacy demands efficiency. In seeking to revitalize the work of the General Assembly, we will also strengthen the United Nations system; in turn, in seeking to strengthen the United Nations system, we cannot…
At the outset, I would like to convey my congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. You have already done so very ably in the past and I am sure you will do so this month as well, although I wish I were congratulating you under different circumst…
I would like to congratulate you, Sir, the Foreign Minister of Gabon, upon your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly and to wish you much success.
The United Nations was established out of the devastation of the Second World War in order to build a world of unity and of peace. Today…
Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of July, and to express our appreciation to your predecessor in that position. I would also like to warmly welcome the Russian chairmanship of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and,…
At the outset, let me congratulate you, Mr. President, on your able conduct of the work of the Council during the month of May. Let me also commend the stewardship of Ambassador Pleuger during the month of April.
The Council has convened here as usual, at the urgent behest of the Palestinian Observ…
Let me take us all back just four days to show the real face of the people who are staging this charade here today. Only last Sunday, a pregnant Israeli mother and her four children, aged 2 to 11, were gunned down at point-blank range. After shooting the mother — eight months pregnant with a baby bo…
Israel objected to this futile resolution not because we oppose a negotiated two-State solution to the conflict, as envisaged in the road map, but because we support it. We objected to this resolution because of what it ignores, because of what it misrepresents and because the motive of its primary …
Mr. President, at the outset I would like to congratulate you on the assumption of the presidency and express our appreciation for your wise stewardship of the Council’s deliberations.
The past year has been characterized, among other things, by two major developments in the field of non-proliferat…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the Presidency and express to you our appreciation for your fair and very wise stewardship of the Council.
Today, the Jewish people and the people of Israel commemorate Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. I know that al…
I am sorry that I have to take the floor again, but I must say that I am somewhat dismayed, bewildered and shocked by the audacity of an entity that has given the world aeroplane hijackings and hostage kidnappings — and that, in fact, invented suicide bombings — trying to give us a lesson in democra…
