United Nations General Assembly

'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."

|ByTOBIAS 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 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.

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.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
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.

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.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

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.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA

Netanyahu slams western leaders who recognized Palestinian state at UNGA

The Prime Minister’s Office announced that the IDF hacked Gazan phones and broadcast the UN address live via local devices.

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

IDF soldiers confirm speakers placed within Gaza strip, depite PMO announcement

Reservists and hostage families condemn Netanyahu's UN speech plan, calling the mission life-threatening and criticizing its real objective.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2025ByAMIR BOHBOT, IDAN KWELLER, URI SELA, YANIR YAGNA, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF speakers loaded onto trucks to broadcast PM Benjamin Netanyahu's UNGA speech in the Gaza Strip, September 26, 2025.

How the UNGA earned applause and ensured the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will continue

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: France, Turkey, Jordan, and Qatar stripped this conflict of context, ignored Hamas’s role, and turned the UN into a stage for symbolism divorced from reality.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2025ByHERB KEINON
French President Emmanuel Macron is seen at the UN General Assembly.

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.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2025ByIDAN KWELLER
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.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2025ByIDAN KWELLER
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.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2025ByJPOST EDITORIAL
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.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2025ByREUTERS
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.