Speeches by Benjamin Netanyahu

When I arrived yesterday in New York, I received a phone call from the chairman of one of the Jewish organizations, who asked me how I was coping with all th...

Mr. President, Ladies and gentlemen, The Middle East is not exactly renowned for producing good news, and few expected this year to be any different. As you kno...

President, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Our United Nations was born as the Second World War ended. Shattered by the experiences of two devastating wars...

We are in the midst of a great revolution — a revolution in Israel’s standing among the nations. It is happening because so many countries around the world have...

Allow me first of all, on behalf of the people of Togo and President Eyadema and his Government, to join in the congratulations extended to you, Sir, since the ...

Over three millenniums ago. our great leader Moses addressed the people of Israel as they were about to enter the Promised Land. He said that they would find th...

Nearly 62 years ago, the United Nations recognized the right of the Jews, an ancient people 3,500 years old, to a State of their own in their ancestral homel...

As the Prime Minister of Israel, I represent a State whose creation was envisioned, encouraged and advocated by the League of Nations 80 years ago and by the Un...

I feel deeply honoured and privileged to stand here before the General Assembly today representing the citizens of the State of Israel. We are an ancient peo...

It gives me pleasure, as we begin the work of this session, to convey to you, Sir, on behalf of the delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, our sincerest co...

It is a pleasure to see the General Assembly presided over by the Ambassador from Israel, and it is good to see all of the representatives here. Three thousand...

I come here from Jerusalem to speak on behalf of my people, the people of Israel. I have come to speak about the dangers we face and about the opportunities ...

For the first time, Palestine is participating in the work of the General Assembly under the agenda item entitled “General debate”. That participation is a resu...

When I spoke here three years ago (see A/70/PV.22), Israel stood alone among the nations. Of the nearly 200 countries that sit in this Hall, only Israel openly ...

I bring greetings from Jerusalem, the city in which the Jewish people’s hopes and prayers for peace for all of humanity have echoed throughout the ages. Thirty-...

What I am about to say is going to shock everyone — Israel has a bright future at the United Nations. I know that hearing that from me must surely come as a sur...

Israel has extended its hand in peace from the moment it was established 63 years ago. On behalf of Israel and the Jewish people, I extend that hand again to...

Mr. President, Ladies and gentlemen, I didn’t intend to come here this year. My country is at war, fighting for its life. But after I heard the lies and slande...