I would like to begin by expressing Israel’s profound sorrow over the death of Mr. Ian Hook, who was killed in an exchange of gunfire between Israeli forces and Palestinian gunmen in Jenin on Friday. Israel also extends its sincerest condolences to his family. Mr. Hook, Project Manager of the Jenin …
I should like to remind the observer for the League of Arab States and Assembly Members that there is absolutely no moral equivalence between a terrorist who, in a premeditated fashion, straps a bomb onto his body, boards a bus, chooses to
position himself among civilian children, women and commute…
I would like to reply to the statement just made in exercise of the right of reply by the observer of the League of Arab States.
I will spare the Assembly a rebuttal and a refutation point-by-point of the issues raised by the observer because we will all be missing our Thanksgiving weekend discussi…
The delegation of Israel will join the consensus on a draft resolution regarding
cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States for the ninth consecutive year. In doing so we are guided by the desire to make peace with our neighbours, all of which are members of the League of …
I must, regrettably, ask the indulgence of the General Assembly in order to respond to comments made earlier this afternoon by the representative of Egypt.
It is unfortunate that in the discussion of an issue dear to us all — cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizatio…
I am bewildered by the second Lebanese statement.
Two and a half years ago, a radical change occurred on the Israeli-Lebanese border. As I have already mentioned, Israel has withdrawn from Lebanon, fulfilling its responsibilities under resolution 425 (1978).
The Secretary-General confirmed this wi…
I am taking the floor today in order to briefly clarify certain inaccuracies in the statement made today by the representative of Lebanon.
On 24 May 2000, Israeli forces completely withdrew from southern Lebanon, in full and confirmed compliance with United Nations Security Council resolution 425 (…
During the negotiations on this resolution in Vienna, Israel made no secret that while supporting the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) annual report, it had reservations regarding certain paragraphs of this resolution, including operative paragraph 10. Israel stood ready to discuss the lang…
I would like to reply to the statement made today by the representative of Egypt. I agree fully with my Egyptian colleague’s introduction to his statement regarding the importance of achieving signed peace agreements, which remain the best foundation for the development of a culture of peace between…
Seeing that I have the privilege of being the forty-seventh speaker on this agenda item, I will endeavour to keep my statement brief. The report before us, “Strengthening the United
Nations: an agenda for further change” (A/57/387), is nothing less than extraordinary. It is concise, candid and cons…
The past year has been seminal in many ways for the African continent and for its relations with the international community. Not only have a number of major conflicts come that much closer to resolution, but the continent itself has taken dramatic steps to assert control over its own destiny for th…
At the outset I would like to extend our deepest condolences to the Government and people of Indonesia, and to the victims and their families for the heinous terrorist attack that was perpetrated on the island of Bali last Saturday. We offer special condolences to the Government and people of Austra…
I wish to congratulate the Secretary-General for his annual report on the work of the Organization and for his report on the implementation of the Millennium Declaration. It is no coincidence that, under his able stewardship, both he and the Organization were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. This dist…
Mr. President, at the outset I would like to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency for this month and to extend my congratulations to Ambassador John Negroponte on the outstanding manner in which he guided the deliberations of the Council last month. I would also like to thank the Se…
I would like to congratulate my friend Mr. Jan Kavan on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly and to wish him success. I also thank the Secretary-General for his leadership and his dedication to right what is wrong and to light the lamps of hope.
The eleventh of September gave rise…
At the outset, Sir, allow me to say that we are pleased to see you presiding over the deliberations of the Security Council for the month of July.
In the pre-dawn hours yesterday morning, Israeli forces undertook military action as part of our ongoing effort to protect civilians from the unrelentin…
Indeed, I am amazed, I must say, to hear an Iranian speaking about terrorists and terror. This is amazing. If I were Iranian, I would not take the floor on this issue. Iran is the most dangerous force in the Middle East, and indeed in the entire world. We have all seen it, and we see it today. They …
The introduction of four politically motivated paragraphs in this draft resolution and the discussion that followed it in the Fifth Committee on that matter force my delegation to explain our vote in the General Assembly.
By now, members surely know Israel’s position with regard to the incident tha…
At the outset, my delegation would like to join other speakers in congratulating the President of the General Assembly and the Government of the Republic of Korea; both have played a significant role in drawing attention to the issue of information and communication technologies (ICT). We would also…
In the days between 30 March and 4 April, the Council adopted two resolutions on the situation in the Middle East — resolutions 1402 (2002) and 1403 (2002) — in which it first and foremost reiterated its earlier calls for a meaningful ceasefire and placed specific demands on both parties to help bri…
