Israel Katz is an Israeli lawmaker and member of the Likud Party. He currently serves as the country's foreign minister after serving as energy minister for two years in a rotation deal with Eli Cohen.
Katz has served many other ministerial roles in the past, specifically as transportation minister, agriculture minister, intelligence minister, and finance minister.
He is considered a hardliner in Israeli politics regarding peace and security, supporting settlements and West Bank annexation, but has also advocated for the establishment of an autonomous Palestinian entity.
Minister Ofir Akunis appointed as Israeli Consul in New York. His appointment would be instrumental for the Israel-Hamas war according to Israel Katz
FM Katz urged the 15-member council to pressure Hamas to release all the hostages it is still holding in Gaza, declare Hamas a terrorist organization, and impose sanctions on its leaders.
During the five months that have passed since the attack, the “UN never condemned nor disapproved these Hamas brutal crimes,” he said.
The UN Secretary-General is under fire by Katz, saying that the UN didn't respond properly to the October 7 massacre and invasion because the victims are Jewish.
"Together with representatives of the families, we will discuss the special report of the UN mission, which points out the terrible things Hamas has done," said FM Israel Katz.
"Hamas is trying to present our war as a war against Muslims. This is a lie. Our war is against murderers of children who distort Islam to justify their barbarism," Katz explained.
We must leave no stone unturned in spotlighting Hamas’s crimes, particularly how it has weaponized sexual assault as part of its campaign of genocidal attacks against Jews and Israel.
The UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict has already called on Hamas to immediately and unconditionally release the hostages and ensure their protection from sexual violence.
The post stated, “Following the publication of the UN report on sexual violence committed by the Hamas terror organization, it is critical to hear your voice as international women leaders.
Katz cites the refusal of the UN Security Council to discuss the reports of Hamas's sexual abuse * Liberman galls Guterres a "hypocritical and antisemitic man."