United Nations General Assembly

The UN has drifted beyond its Charter. It's time to rethink it - opinion

As political majorities increasingly push the UN beyond the limits of its Charter, institutional renewal has become an urgent necessity

The UN Charter was not intended to create a supranational government, but an organization with limited powers dependent on the good faith of its sovereign member states.Premium
A meeting of the UN Security Council in April. The organization says Washington currently owes more than $5 billion.PremiumPremium

China dominates the UN. Why should US taxpayers fund it? - opinion

Silk portraits of every UN secretary-general. A collection donated by the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1997.PremiumPremium

Inside the UN: The gifts aren't gifts, they're influence - opinion

Former president Chaim Herzog, who also served as Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, gave a powerful speech against the resolution declaring ‘Zionism is racism’ in 1975. PremiumPremium

The UN rescinded 'Zionism is racism' in 1991. Now it's back - analysis


PMO requests IDF broadcasts Netanyahu's UN speech across Gaza

The Prime Minister's Office stated that it instructed placing loudspeakers only on the Israeli side of the border, giving explicit instructions not to endanger IDF soldiers.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against backdrop of IDF soldiers at war in Gaza (illustration).

'Remember Oct. 7': Israel launches interactive billboard campaign in New York amid PM's UNGA speech

The Prime Minister's Office and Spokesperson's unit initiated a public diplomacy campaign in New York City with billboards, including QR codes, on billboards and trucks around the UN HQ and Times Sq.

Prime Minister's Office launches public diplomacy campaign including trucks with billboards to commemorate Hamas's October 7 massacre, September 26, 2025.

Netanyahu to use visual props at UN General Assembly to refocus world on October 7

Prime Minister Netanyahu plans to use visual aids in his UN speech to refocus attention on the October 7 massacre, amid rising tensions with Trump and growing Palestinian state recognition.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen with hostage posters (illustrative)

Palestinian delegation pushing coordinated walkout from Netanyahu’s UN speech - exclusive

Palestinians plan a walkout during Netanyahu's UN speech to protest Israel's actions.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

At the General Assembly, Netanyahu must give the world hope - editorial

Benjamin Netanyahu must give us, and the world, something new, and a glimmer of hope that this war will end, our sons and daughters will come home, and we can begin to heal.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2023.

Israel at War Day 720: What's happening in Gaza, West Bank?

Tony Blair reportedly to take leadership role in Gaza • Iran says IAEA deal hinges on no hostile actions, including UN sanctions snapback • Trump says he had good talks with Netanyahu on Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at U.N. headquarters in New York City, US, September 26, 2025

Trump administration urges other nations to join its push to restrict asylum rights

Top Trump officials call for global overhaul of asylum protections, aiming to reshape the post-WWII migration system and address asylum abuse.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order on a deal that would divest TikTok's U.S. operations from ByteDance from its Chinese owner ByteDance, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 25, 2025.

Editor's Notes: Not the key of 1948 - the counterargument to Mahmoud Abbas's US narrative - comment

Until the order is hostages, security, reform, then politics, recognition – only then can we actually begin a real conversation.

A PALESTINIAN HOLDS a ‘Palestinian key’ at a rally to mark the 77th anniversary of Israel’s independence, in Ramallah in May, 2025.

'I think we are close to a deal': Trump, Netanyahu to discuss plan to end Gaza war

The president’s plan contains 21 points addressing an end to the war in Gaza, and calls for an Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and the release of all hostages.

US President Donald Trump signing an executive order in the Oval Office, Washington, September 19, 2025; illustrative.

Israeli FM Sa'ar criticizes Abbas' UN address: 'Israel will not be decieved again'

"Mahmoud Abbas, in his Zoom speech to the UN Assembly, says he's willing to take back the Gaza Strip, which he so easily lost to Hamas in 2007," Sa'ar wrote. "How generous of him."

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks at an event at the foreign ministry, May 26, 2025; illustrative.