Last Friday, a disgusting act of terror took place in my country. The Salomon family had gathered together for the traditional Friday-night Shabbat meal. They came together to celebrate a joyous occasion, the birth of a new grandson. But it was only a matter of time before the family’s festivities e…
Before I begin, I must respond to the hateful lies of the Palestinian representative about the Palestinian prisoners. Marwan Barghouti, the leader of the striking prisoners, is a terrorist and
a convicted murderer. Mr. Barghouti has overseen dozens of suicide bombings and the murder of innocent civ…
I would like to welcome the new members of the Security Council that joined this month: Ethiopia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Sweden and Bolivia. I would also like to recognize Sweden on
assuming the presidency of the Council this month. Israel looks forward to working with all members during their time on …
Today is a dark day for the Security Council. Resolution 2334 (2016), which members just voted on, is the peak of hypocrisy. While thousands are being massacred in Syria, the Council has wasted valuable time and efforts condemning the democratic State of Israel for building homes in the historic hom…
Israel joins the many delegations here that have condemned the terrible terror attacks in Berlin and in Turkey on the Russian Ambassador. Terror is terror, and we are united with the rest of the international community in condemning and opposing such terrible crimes.
Every year, hundreds of thousan…
Every year on this date this Hall hosts the same cynical, Israel-bashing festival. Every year we hear speaker after speaker distorting history and promoting a completely one-sided narrative. Every year Member States adopt the same empty resolutions. This year is no different. Let no one be fooled: n…
Israel was not blessed with an abundant supply of fresh water. Since its early beginnings, we had to find innovative ways to provide our people with access to this vital resource. As the late President of Israel Shimon Peres once said,
“In Israel, a land lacking in natural resources, we learned to …
Israel welcomes the progress achieved in the relations between the United States of America and Cuba and hopes that it will lead to a new era in the region.
Once again, we meet as we continue to hear calls for a one-sided draft resolution against Israel. We have been hearing those calls all year. In fact, we have been hearing calls to act against Israel since we joined the United Nations, 62 years ago. There was a time when Israel could look to this ins…
As we approach the end of the month, I would like to commend Japan for its able leadership of the Security Council.
The peoples and nations on the continent of Africa are among the most resilient on the planet. States, communities and families across Africa have known decades of poverty, civil war …
I am appearing before the Council today at a particularly troubling time for my country. Over the past few weeks, Israelis sitting in a restaurant were massacred while having dinner, a young girl was stabbed to death in her own bed and a father was killed and buried by his 10 children after he was s…
Today is not an ordinary day in the State of Israel. Once a year in Israel, all traffic stops and all daily activity comes to a halt as the people of Israel pause for a nationwide moment of silence, a similar to the one we observed here in the Chamber a few hours ago. Schoolchildren stand at attenti…
If I may, we just heard about a terror attack in Jerusalem in which a bus exploded and dozens of people are being evacuated. We expect to hear condemnation of that during today’s discussion.
All of us, or maybe all of us, around this table know what it takes to be a leader. Leaders assume responsibility. Leaders speak out. Leaders educate. For the sake of the next generation, this is the lesson the Palestinians must learn. On the day Palestinian leaders, like Mr. Mansour, publicly conde…
Silence can be deafening, but in our region silence kills. It is time for the Palestinian leadership to end its silence and to start acting as leaders. Mr. Mansour, you cannot condemn terrorism, you cannot say it here: “I condemn all acts of terror.” You cannot say it here. People are looking to you…
Shame on you for not saying, “We condemn all acts of terror, period.” That is what we are saying. We condemn all acts of terror. That is what I want you to say, Mr. Mansour. You are being translated into five languages. You can say it right now.
