State of Israel
Ambassador Ron Prosor
Israel has been a member of the United Nations since May 11, 1949. Ron Prosor has served as the Israeli permanent representative to the UN since June 2011. The following is excerpted from Ambassador Prosor’s statement during UN General Assembly debate on November 29, 2012, on the status of Palestine in the United Nations. Today I stand before the Assembly, tall and proud, because I represent the world’s one and only Jewish state, a state built in the Jewish people’s ancient homeland, with its eternal capital, Jerusalem, as its beating heart. We are a nation with deep roots in…
