Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday to defend Israel’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear program, saying the operation was necessary for the country’s survival and accusing foreign leaders who criticize Israel publicly of privately thanking it for acting against Tehran. The overall message of Prime Minister Benjamin […]

For the second time in two years, the United States has barred Palestinian Authority delegates and officials from attending the United Nations General Assembly (Sept. 8-28). A Sept. 16 State Department media note similar in tone and content to one it released in July 2025 said the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the […]

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich sharply criticized UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday evening following his remarks against Israeli policy in Judea and Samaria during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. “The UN Secretary-General’s wild incitement gives a tailwind to terrorism,” Smotrich wrote on X. “He is endangering the lives of […]

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a stark warning to Hamas on Tuesday against attempting to kidnap a soldier or a civilian, during an address at a memorial ceremony for the fallen of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. “In light of various intentions and intelligence reports, I hereby warn the terrorist organization [Hamas] and its […]