Israeli foreign minister tells United Nations the body is "infested with an anti‑Israeli obsession" ahead of U.S. summit

The Israeli foreign minister told the United Nations that the body is "infested with an anti Israeli obsession," accused a recent group of countries of denying Jewish claims to parts of the land of Israel, and expressed support for an upcoming peace summit hosted by President Trump.

Speaking at the UN, the minister said they had come "to speak the truth, present the facts, and defend our rights," describing Israel as "a peace seeking nation standing as a fortress of Western civilization." The minister said attempts to eliminate Israel "began the day it was born" and asserted those efforts have grown "even stronger" over the past "2 and a half years," adding, "Our enemies won't succeed, but they haven't given up the goal of Israel's elimination. And make no mistake, the West is next."

On historical claims, the minister stated that "Jews are the indigenous people of the land of Israel" and called that a "well known and documented historical fact," saying Jewish presence "has not ceased even for a day." The minister also referred to the League of Nations, asserting that "104 years ago" it authorized a British mandate to reestablish a Jewish national home. The minister said, "Yesterday, 85 countries stood here and denied the Jewish people's right to live in the same places" that he characterized as belonging to a Jewish national home; that statement was presented as the minister's characterization of recent activity at the UN and was not verified during the session.

The minister said they would represent Israel at a forthcoming summit described in the statement as "President Trump's" peace summit and said Israel "support[s] president Trump's plan," listing its central aims as the "disarmament of Hamas, demilitarization of [the] Gaza Strip, and deradicalization of Palestinian society." The minister said that if those aims are achieved "they will for the first time be a chance to move forward a new reality in Gaza and the region," and linked that outcome to "security, stability, and prosperity for all."

Throughout the statement the minister criticized the UN's current role, asking why the summit received more attention than the meeting at the UN and saying the institution has "become irrelevant for solving conflicts in the world." The minister alleged the UN had been "infested by an anti Israeli obsession" and urged the body to "wake up before it loses its remaining importance, influence, and status." The minister referenced a remark by a U.S. ambassador and named what the statement called "extreme antisemitic and delusional characters," a characterization offered by the minister; the transcript includes a garbled reference to specific names that was not clarified during the session.

The session ended with the moderator thanking the minister and reiterating that there would be no questions following the statement.