Israel joined the consensus, as we did on similar drafts in previous years, on draft resolution A/52/L.57/Rev.1, “Assistance to the Palestinian people”, and I would like to explain our position.
In this regard, we feel constrained to mention that in our opinion, assistance to the Palestinian people…
Israel has followed the informal consultations on item 157, entitled “United Nations reform: measures and proposals”, with great interest.
We believe that reform of the Organization is of paramount importance and that the programme outlined by the Secretary-General is sound and moves in the right d…
This draft resolution, adopted by the Fifth Committee under agenda item 123 (b), is fundamentally flawed. The singling out of one country to bear the costs of the damages to a United Nations peacekeeping force attributable to a military incident is utterly unprecedented and contrary to the practice …
On the day on which three Israeli women were murdered by Palestinian terrorists, and many more, including children and babies, were wounded, 13 members of the Security Council have raised their hands in support of a one-sided draft resolution which singles out Israel. We would like to thank the dele…
This draft resolution is one-sided and biased. It singles out Israel and is detrimental to the Middle East peace process.
Today Israel mourns the six schoolgirls and their teacher who were murdered this morning in the Jordan Valley. This terrible crime reinforces our belief that the only way to pro…
Since the Madrid Peace Conference in October 1991, Israel and its Arab neighbours have been engaged in creating and nurturing peace for our region. Our hope is to end the cycle of hatred, violence and bloodshed which has gripped our region for so long. The only way to do this, as has been proved tim…
At the outset, I would like to share Israel’s outrage at the brutal murder, two days ago, of an Israeli woman, Ita Tzur, and her 12-year-old son, Ephraim, and at the wounding of five members of their family outside of Ramallah by Palestinian terrorists belonging to the Popular Front. I call on the P…
For the better part of this decade, the peoples of the Middle East have been travelling on the road towards peace and a better future. The road has proven difficult, often pushing our commitment to peace to its breaking point. But the road to peace has also proven to be the only way to escape the cy…
Israel intends to continue, together with the Palestinians, the march towards peace until we reach our goal of a full peace between the two sides and a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.
However, to refer to 29 November 1947 and resolution 181 (II) and to suggest that it was acceptable to the …
Several previous speeches referred to General Assembly resolution 181 (II) of 29 November 1947. As the meaning and context of this resolution were misrepresented, I would like to set the record straight.
Forty-nine years ago the General Assembly adopted a resolution in favour of the establishment o…
I would like, at the outset, to re- emphasize that the Government of Israel and the Israeli people yearn for and are committed to peace with all our neighbours. We have experienced too many wars in which
It is now more than three years since Israel and the Palestinians embarked on the historic path…
This is the first time that Israel has spoken here on this most important issue of enlarging the Security Council. We have carefully studied the various proposals submitted regarding the issue at hand, and we share the view that as we approach the twenty-first century, the geopolitical situation nec…
My country very much appreciates the warm words and expressions of respect, sympathy and support which were said here this morning about Prime Minister Rabin and his commitment to peace, by you, Sir, and by the representatives of the geographical groups and the host country.
The day of 4 November 1…
