The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/un-general-assembly/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:11:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png UN General Assembly | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/un-general-assembly/ 32 32 Israel backs United Nations vote voicing support for Ukraine, as US abstains https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-backs-united-nations-vote-voicing-support-for-ukraine-as-us-abstains/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 22:52:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3761540 Israeli ambassador to UN says Jerusalem and Washington 'each have their own calculations'; FM Sa'ar announces 117 power generators will be sent to Kyiv region

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]]> UN backs ICJ declaration that UNRWA isn’t infiltrated by Hamas; Israel denounces vote https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-backs-icj-declaration-that-unrwa-isnt-infiltrated-by-hamas-israel-denounces-vote/ Sat, 13 Dec 2025 03:36:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3710707 Head of Palestinian welfare agency hails 'strong endorsement' from General Assembly; US slams 'unserious and biased' resolution, condemns UNWRA as 'a Hamas subsidiary complicit in Oct. 7'

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]]> Daily Briefing Sept. 28: Day 723 – Trump’s 21-point Gaza plan, broken down https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-sept-28-day-723-trumps-21-point-gaza-plan-broken-down/ Sun, 28 Sep 2025 10:41:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3651511&preview=true&preview_id=3651511 US bureau chief Jacob Magid reviews Netanyahu's Friday speech at the UN General Assembly and reveals a draft of the US plan to end the Gaza war

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]]> Arab leaders decry Gaza ‘genocide,’ urge Palestinian state in impassioned UN speeches https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-leaders-decry-gaza-genocide-urge-palestinian-state-in-impassioned-un-speeches/ Sat, 27 Sep 2025 23:47:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3651527 'The Middle East is at the point of implosion,' warns Egypt's foreign minister, as Riyadh castigates international community for inaction over the past two years of war

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]]> Khamenei mocks Netanyahu UN walkout: ‘Most despised regime in the world’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/khamenei-mocks-netanyahu-un-walkout-most-despised-regime-in-the-world/ Sat, 27 Sep 2025 16:12:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3651316 In post on X showing PM's speech to empty UNGA, Iranian leader says it shows isolation of 'evil Zionist regime'; in Beirut, Tehran official calls on region to unite against Israel

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]]> Meeting Netanyahu, Emirati FM calls for Gaza truce, hostage release, 2-state solution https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-netanyahu-meeting-emirati-fm-calls-for-gaza-truce-hostage-release-2-state-solution/ Sat, 27 Sep 2025 12:22:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3651159 Top UAE official says minister conveyed Abu Dhabi's position 'closing the file on Israeli annexation of Palestinian territories'; no immediate comment from Prime Minister's Office

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]]> Hamas hails walkout during Netanyahu’s UN speech, says it shows Israel’s ‘isolation’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-hails-walkout-during-netanyahus-un-speech-says-it-shows-israels-isolation/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 21:47:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3650959 Terror group accuses PM of 'lies' and 'denial of genocide,' while Palestinian Authority official calls him 'desperate' and 'defeated'

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]]> In defiant UN speech, PM rips world leaders for turning backs on Israel, recognizing Palestine https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-defiant-un-speech-pm-rips-world-leaders-for-turning-backs-on-israel-recognizing-palestine/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 18:47:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3650800&preview=true&preview_id=3650800 Netanyahu addresses largely empty General Assembly hall in speech filled with gimmicks, overtures toward unconvinced hostage families and a full-throttled defense of Israel's war in Gaza

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]]> Full text of Netanyahu’s speech: We won’t let the world shove a terror state down our throat https://www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-of-netanyahus-speech-we-wont-let-the-world-shove-a-terror-state-down-our-throat/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 17:48:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3650817 Prime minister vows to bring all the hostages home, defeat Hamas, slams Western leaders for abandoning Israel and buckling to Islamist pressure; denies genocide in Gaza

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]]> IDF ordered to broadcast Netanyahu’s UN speech to residents of Gaza Strip https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-reportedly-ordered-to-broadcast-netanyahus-un-speech-across-the-gaza-strip/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 10:15:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3650563 PM's office asserts loudspeakers will only be along border, but IDF confirms they were placed inside Strip; hostages' families note captives may hear PM: 'Don't shatter their hope'

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]]> Meloni tells UN Italy will back some EU sanctions on Israel, war has ‘crossed line’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/meloni-tells-un-italy-will-back-some-eu-sanctions-on-israel-war-has-crossed-line/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 19:08:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3650214 Italian PM, who is facing growing pressure at home to toughen stance, says Israel's reaction to Oct. 7 massacre was 'legitimate' but war now 'violating humanitarian norms, causing a slaughter of civilians'

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]]> In UN speech, Abbas denounces Israeli ‘genocide,’ rejects ‘what Hamas did on Oct. 7’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-un-speech-abbas-denounces-israeli-genocide-rejects-what-hamas-did-on-oct-7/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 18:08:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3650139 PA president vows Palestinians 'will rise from under the rubble,' says Hamas must disarm and give up Gaza rule, opposes conflating Palestinian cause with antisemitism, 'which we reject'

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]]> Netanyahu’s flight to US takes extended detour, avoiding most European airspace https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahus-flight-to-us-takes-extended-detour-avoiding-most-european-airspace/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 13:57:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3649703 No official reason given for unusual route, but there's an ICC warrant for PM's arrest; Wing of Zion refrains from flying over France, though source claims permission given

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]]> Iran airs footage purporting to show details of alleged Israeli nuclear program https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-airs-footage-purporting-to-show-details-of-alleged-israeli-nuclear-program/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 07:35:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3649503 Documentary screened as Iran's president meets with world leaders at UN; it includes alleged personal details of 189 Israeli nuclear scientists and specialists, photos of Dimona

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]]> Ukraine’s president says world is in ‘most destructive arms race in human history’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukraines-president-says-world-is-in-most-destructive-arms-race-in-human-history/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 01:19:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3649440 Zelensky asks why UN has been unable to stop wars in Ukraine, Sudan, Gaza, says weapons are the only 'security guarantees'; laments two years have passed 'and the hostages still haven't been freed'

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