I am compelled to exercise our right of reply in response to remarks about my country by Iran and Syria. As on many other occasions, the representatives of those two countries have stood here again today to perpetuate lies and false accusations. However, the clear facts must not be ignored. Iran and…
Israel regrets that certain actors in this Hall have once again decided to sidetrack this annual debate for their own narrow political goals and aspirations. As we have seen time and time again, conflicts are not resolved unless there is willingness on both sides to do so. A conflict cannot be solve…
Israel was an early advocate for the establishment of an international criminal court. As a democratic justice-seeking State and the nation State of the Jewish people, Israel remains committed to ensuring that the perpetrators of mass atrocities that deeply shock the conscience of humankind are held…
We just heard from the Palestinian representative. We all read his letters — all the hundreds of them. We heard President Abbas speak from the rostrum of the General Assembly just a month ago (see A/77/PV.10). The message is the same. It has not changed. It is a message of false victimhood, lies of …
In November 1947, the General Assembly gathered and decided on the creation of a Jewish State. Only a few hundred thousand Jews lived in Israel at the time, in hostile surroundings, shocked and devastated after the Holocaust, in which 6 million of our people were murdered. Seventy-five years later, …
Israel values the non-proliferation regime and recognizes the importance of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. In that context, it is important to recall that all States have a sovereign right to determine whether or not to join any international instrument.
Unfortunately, non-compliance wi…
The debate that we are holding today has the opportunity to go in one of two directions. It can either mark a clear win for the international community against the forces that seek our collective destruction, or it can be a stain on the history of the
Council. This debate must focus on the facts. A…
Israel thanks the core group for bringing resolution 76/300 to the General Assembly and for facilitating the negotiations.
Israel is deeply committed to ensuring a clean, healthy and sustainable environment for all and is proud to be at the forefront of advancing such efforts, from the preservation…
I am now nearing my two- year benchmark as Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, and I have to admit that I am feeling deeply frustrated. The main reason is that these debates on the situation in the Middle East and the Palestinian question are supposed to be dedicated to two primary topics, th…
I will deliver a short statement. My delegation would like to present an oral amendment to the draft resolution. The fourth preambular paragraph and paragraphs 4, 5 and 13 introducing document A/C.5/76/L.31 are nothing more than an attempt to insert a political agenda into an otherwise non-political…
I will not waste the time of this forum to respond to the last speaker, but I will just say that, as a Member State and a full member State of this forum, we would request, and demand, that our proper name be used. We are certainly not the regime, and we have a name. We are the State of Israel, and …
At the outset, we thank the President of the General Assembly for convening today’s important debate, which comes at a critical time. We also thank Secretary-General Guterres for his report (A/76/844) on this important topic and for highlighting the critical need to protect our children this year.
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Today’s debate deals with one of the most dangerous and persistent challenges the world has faced and the most pressing security challenge facing the State of Israel — the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Preventing extremist authoritarian regimes, as well as murderous terrorist groups,…
Let me first express my deepest condolences for the tragic murder of innocent children and teachers in Texas. As Israelis, our hearts bleed at the news of this horrific tragedy, and our prayers are with you, Madam President, and with your country, at this very difficult time.
Just a couple of weeks…
Israel is supportive of the notion that the United Nations system should be strengthened and reformed in a manner that would amplify the responsibility and transparency of Member States with regard to their decisions and votes. The question of resolution 76/262, entitled “Standing
mandate for the G…
Last week, for the first time in 30 years, the holy holidays of the three monotheistic religions of the world converged on the same day,
with Passover, Easter and Ramadan celebrated simultaneously by worshippers around the globe. While the holidays were recognized by billions, there was one place w…
While Asaf Avigal spent the last two years working from home, one person was delighted that Asaf spent so much time in the house. Ido, Asaf’s 5-year-old son, would constantly come to his desk and say, “Daddy, enough with the screens, come play with me”. Although Asaf did not always have the time the…
Chaim lived in a small village in Transylvania with his wife, Bracha, and eight beautiful children. They lived simply; after all, what more do you need than a loving family and a tight-knit community? Everyone in the village knew Chaim. He was a farmer, and he was so strong that whenever a wagon wou…
I am pleased to be speaking here today and to have the opportunity, at the outset, to congratulate the new members of the Security Council.
I expressed my hope a year ago that the discussions on the Middle East in this forum would be more balanced and finally focus on the true threats that plague t…
Israel is proud to co-sponsor several of the draft resolutions under this agenda item (A/76/L.24 and A/76/L.27). We commend the efforts and actions of the personnel of the United Nations humanitarian response system, who work under difficult and often unpredictable and even impossible circumstances.…
