Imagine a crisp fall morning in northern Israel, in Metulla, where farmers are working in their fields, boys and girls are walking to school, neighbours are wishing each other a good morning and everyone is going about their day. Metulla is surrounded by the Lebanese border, but the town lives in ca…
The United Nations has adopted yet another anti-Israel resolution (resolution 73/89), adding to an ever-increasing pile of resolutions that de-legitimize my country.
This body has missed another opportunity to condemn terrorism and make a clear statement against Hamas, a terrorist organization that…
Today’s draft resolution, contained in document A/73/L.42, presented an opportunity for redemption. Proposed by the United States and supported by a global coalition, the draft resolution offered the United Nations another chance to finally condemn Hamas. We thank the United States and Ambassador Ha…
Every year the United Nations adopts at least 20 resolutions aimed specifically at condemning Israel. Not a single one of those resolutions, or any General Assembly resolution, has ever included Hamas. These resolutions make a mockery of the Palestinians, the very people the United Nations claims to…
I have a few comments to make on the circus that has been staged today in this Chamber. B’Tselem is an Israeli organization that is funded by the European Union and European Governments. It was invited to the Security Council today by Bolivia — a country with a terrible human rights record — to defa…
On behalf of my delegation, I congratulate the Kingdom of Sweden on assuming the presidency of the Council this month.
Before I begin, I must address the events that took place ts morning. A short while ago, two Patriot missiles were launched at a Syrian Sukhoi fighter jet that infiltrated Israeli …
With regard to the statement by the representative of Bolivia, he speaks very passionately, but he should check the facts of the names he mentions in the Security Council. We fact-checked the names he mentioned and found that they were the names of members of Hamas. Every time he mentions a name in …
Before I begin, I would like to congratulate the Russian Federation on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. I would also like to thank the Polish Ambassador for her presidency.
On 15 May the Security Council began its meeting with a moment of silence for the 61 Palestinians killed in Ga…
I thank Mr. Mladenov for his briefing, as well as Ambassador Haley and the United States for calling for this emergency meeting of the Security Council. It is not often that the Council calls for an emergency meeting following a provocation by Hamas; today’s meeting marks a concrete step in the righ…
I will begin today by sharing the facts. For the past month, Israel has faced violent riots at the security fence with the Gaza Strip. They were not demonstrations or protests. They were violent
riots. Rioters have thrown Molotov cocktails, planted explosive devices and rolled burning tires. They h…
Before we begin, I want to convey my heartfelt condolences to the people of Côte d’Ivoire on the sudden passing of our colleague, Ambassador Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue.
Last week, Israel marked the 70th anniversary of our independence. It was a joyous occasion celebrating the return to our historic ho…
I would like to thank the Kingdom of the Netherlands for convening today’s meeting.
The Security Council mandates peacekeeping missions to help countries navigate the difficult path toward peace. Yet peacekeepers today face unprecedented challenges, especially in Africa. Working in dangerous enviro…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Western European and other States on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
The United Nations calendar is filled with international days marking important events and topics,
but only…
I expected Mr. Abbas to stay with us and have a dialogue. Regrettably, once again he has run away. Look what just happened in this room. Mr. Abbas entered, put his demands on the table and left. He expects the Security Council to deliver the result. It will not work that way. The only way to move fo…
Israel congratulates you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month. We welcome and convey our best wishes to the new members of the Council.
It is with grave concern that I again raise the issue of the threat we in the Chamber all face. That threat comes from Iran. We all …
Today, the United Nations has taken another step backwards. It has taken another step away from advocating for truth and justice.
Almost exactly one year ago, in this very Chamber, the Council adopted the shameful resolution 2334 (2016). It was a resolution that had the audacity to attempt to desig…
Wednesday’s declaration marks a milestone for Israel, for peace and for the world. The United States had the courage and true understanding of justice to officially state what has always been known — that Jerusalem has always been and always will be the capital of Israel, and that the Embassy of the…
Every day at the United Nations, the countries of the world make choices — hard choices. With every resolution we adopt and with every vote we cast, we choose between war and peace, progress and decay, and hope and despair.
Whether we intend them to or not, our choices, for better or for worse, wil…
Members of the Security Council meet in this forum and make statements. On most days they give speeches. But, today, we demand action.
Today we will make the case and prove that, beyond a reasonable doubt, there is no greater threat to peace and security than the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Iran has…
We are meeting today to discuss the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. It is deeply troubling that this topic is becoming increasingly relevant and urgent every year. Over the
past year, we have seen terrorism strike throughout the world. From the United Kingdom to France, from Egypt…
