Taoiseach says Israel ‘doesn’t seem to be interested’ in peace ahead of UN address

The Taoiseach said those with influence over Israel, including the US, must push for a credible pathway towards peace

Taoiseach Micheal Martin listens at the Middle East peace event 'The Road Ahead: One Year After the New York Declaration and the Comprehensive 20-point Peace Plan', during the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Picture: Toby Melville/PA Wire

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has suggested that Israel does not “seem to be interested” in peace ahead of his national address to the United Nations General Assembly.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is also in New York to address UNGA, despite the city’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, suggesting that he should be arrested once he landed on US soil under the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court.