United Nations General Assembly

Netanyahu’s New York UN visit sees unusual US Secret Service security involvement

This comes after NYC Mayor Mamdani admitted that his office lacked the authority to arrest the prime minister, though he emphasized that Netanyahu "is not welcome in New York City."

|ByIDAN KWELLER
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the United Nations General Assembly on September 26, 2025 in New York City
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to many empty seats at the UN General Assembly.

Netanyahu confirms New York trip for UN General Assembly, to address UN on September 24

The statement comes after New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani admitted on July 22 that he does not have the authority to enforce the International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Netanyahu.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN, ESTHER DAVIS
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.PremiumPremium

The United Nations has drifted beyond its charter - it is 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

|ByALAN BAKER
A meeting of the UN Security Council in April. The organization says Washington currently owes more than $5 billion.PremiumPremium

America’s UN dilemma: China dominates the UN - why should US taxpayers fund it? - opinion

Washington should not pay billions to preserve a single vote in an organization increasingly hostile to US and Israeli interests

|ByASHER FREDMAN

UN backs world court climate opinion, Israel, US among few to oppose

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the vote, in which 28 countries abstained, underscored that governments are responsible for protecting citizens from the "escalating climate crisis."

MAY 21, 2026ByREUTERS
The United Nations headquarters before a meeting on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at the UN, in New York City, US, April 27, 2026.

US pressures Palestinian UN envoy to drop General Assembly VP bid, threatens visa revocation

The Trump administration warned Palestinian diplomats that visa sanctions could follow if Palestinian ambassador Riyad Mansour proceeds with his UN General Assembly vice presidency candidacy.

MAY 21, 2026ByREUTERS
Permanent Observer for the State of Palestine to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, addresses a Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, US, March 18, 2025.

Permanent Observer for Palestine withdraws candidacy for UN Presidency

Palestine is currently considered a non-member state of the UN and a Permanent Observer with “a standing invitation to participate as Observers in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly.”

FEBRUARY 27, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
RIYAD H. MANSOUR, Palestinian Permanent Observer to the United Nations, shakes hands with Eloy Alfaro de Alba, Permanent Representative of Panama to the UN, before a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, February 18, 2026.

Israel praises Ecuador's 'moral leadership' in withdrawing from UN committee on Palestinian rights

Ecuador's Permanent Rep. to the UN, Andrés Montalvo Sosa, formally informed the UN of his country's withdrawal on 2 February.

FEBRUARY 25, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Israel and Ecuador flags. Ilustration.

Netanyahu calls to 'bring peace, prosperity to Israel, region,' at meeting with UN ambassadors

Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon, along with ambassadors envoys to the United Nations from across Europe, Africa, Latin America, and the Pacific, met with the Prime Minister and the President.

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel's UN ambassador Danny Danon.

'We don't always agree with what she says': UN Chief Guterres distances himself from Albanese

The Secretary General's spokesperson explained that his team "doesn't agree with much of what she says, and wouldn't use the language that she uses to describe the situation in the region."

FEBRUARY 14, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
UNITED NATIONS Secretary-General Antonio Guterres smiles while speaking with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer inside 10 Downing Street in central London, Britain, January 16, 2026.

Palestinian UN representitive submits candidacy for General Assembly president

Palestine is currently considered a non-member state of the UN and a Permanent Observer with a standing invitation to participate in sessions, rather than a legitimate member state.

FEBRUARY 8, 2026ByGOLDIE KATZ
Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour addresses a meeting of the UN Security Council on the Israel-Hamas War at UN Headquarters in New York City, US, August 27, 2025.

UN Chief Guterres warns of UN's 'imminent financial collapse,' cites unpaid fees

The organization is at risk of "imminent financial collapse," with Guterres citing unpaid fees and a budget rule that forces the global body to return unspent money.

JANUARY 30, 2026ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses delegates during a high-level meeting of heads of state on a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians at United Nations headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2025.

Grandson of survivors barred from UN Holocaust memorial after photographing security confrontation

Julian Voloj was blocked from attending the UN event after taking a photograph of influencer Lizzy Savetsky’s confrontation with security over an Israeli flag.

JANUARY 28, 2026ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Social media influencer Lizzy Savetsky says she was blocked from entering the United Nations' Holocaust Remembrance Day event on Jan. 37, 2026 because she wore a blazer with the Israeli flag.

Holocaust survivor gives speech in Hebrew for first time in history at UNGA Holocaust Remembrance

"For the first time, a testimony was heard here in Hebrew. Silence in the face of anti-Semitism is a moral failure," said UN ambassador Danny Danon.

JANUARY 28, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN, IDAN KWELLER
Holocaust survivor Sarah Weinstein speaks at the UN General Assembly.