The UN presents: Why Brazilians are always first — and how much New York earns

A review article about UN General Assembly speeches, focusing on Netanyahu's gimmicks, the Brazilian tradition of speaking first, Trump's 2017 speech, time violations by Castro and Gaddafi, Israel's trust issues with the UN, the economic impact on New York, and the PLO's status at the UN.

A review article by Calcalist on UN General Assembly speeches, focusing on several aspects: Prime Minister Netanyahu and his famous gimmicks at the assembly — the bomb poster from 2012, the pagers he presented yesterday, the minute of silence from 2015, and broadcasting his speech via loudspeakers to Gaza in 2025. The article notes that Netanyahu spoke before a half-empty hall and conducted an American-style test for the audience. It then explains the tradition by which Brazil speaks first at the assembly since the 1940s, followed by the US president. Mentioned are Trump's 2017 speech in which he called Kim Jong Un "Rocket Man," and the time violations of Castro (4 hours 29 minutes) and Gaddafi (an hour and a half). The article also addresses Israel's trust issues with the UN, following the "Zionism is racism" resolution from 1975, and recalls Chaim Herzog tearing up the resolution. Finally, a report from New York City estimates the output that the "UN community" generates for the city at about five billion dollars, and historical events are mentioned such as Arafat's 1974 speech with the pistol holster and the mystery of Khrushchev's shoe.