US President Donald Trump delivered a dramatic speech at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, sketching some of the globe’s most divisive challenges in the world agenda — war in Gaza and Israeli-Palestinian dispute, Trump UNGA 2025 speech,Ukraine crisis, global warming and world immigration policy.
Trump deflated global warming as “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world”. Trump resisted climate initiatives supported by UN, and Trump branded the carbon-footprint cause a scam. His remark was the U.S. president’s record-breaking climate policy doubting mindset.
On immigration, Trump faulted the European countries for having lost control of the borders and cautioned them with, “Your countries are going to hell.”” Trump also urged the leaders to learn from tight border controls in the US
Ukraine War: Blame on India and China
Trump also targeted India and China by referring to them as “primary funders” of the conflict in Ukraine through continued Russian oil imports. He placed some of his North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Union allies in tow with it and threatened US tariffs unless access is provided to Russia to peace talks.
Gaza War and Hostage Crisis
Speaking about the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, Trump called on both parties to stop the war immediately and demanded that the hostages be returned to safety. “We’ve got to get the hostages out. We want all 20 out. We don’t want two and four,” Trump reiterated.
UNGA reports have shown that the Gaza war has already claimed more than 65,000 Palestinians following the October 7, 2023, terror attack by Hamas on Israel.https://www.un.org/en/ga
Palestinian Statehood Momentum
There was also growing global support for Palestinian statehood seen across the UNGA session. The UK, Canada, Australia, France, Portugal, Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta, and Monaco made or reaffirmed recognition of Palestine. This in addition to previous recognitions by Spain, Ireland, Norway, and Sweden.
Netanyahu opposes Palestinian statehood
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had resisted such steps vociferously as a “reward for terrorism.” He reconfirmed Israel’s stance that there would never be a Palestinian state west of the Jordan River.
Trump’s 2025 UNGA speech was a combination of vile condemnation, inflammatory speech, and unbending demands. His unbending positions on climate change, the immigration crisis, and the war in Ukraine were weighed against urgent appeals for Gaza peace and the release of Israeli hostages. The world remains polarized, yet as the Western world careens toward the official Palestinian state, route to even more world debate.
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