Netanyahu Calls Departing UN Delegates 'Moral Cowards' After Dozens Walk Out as He Took the Podium
Dozens of envoys left the chamber as Netanyahu defended Israel’s wars in Gaza and Iran and called departing delegates “moral cowards,” officials said.
- On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly, where dozens of delegates walked out in protest as he reached the rostrum, leaving large sections of the chamber visibly empty.
- The Palestinian Mission to the UN urged representatives from 193 nations to "collectively walk out of the assembly" to protest Israel's military actions in Gaza and alleged war crimes and illegal occupation.
- Netanyahu branded the departing delegates "moral cowards" and defended Israel's strikes on Iran as "one of the easiest decisions" he has made, claiming many world leaders privately thanked him for the action.
- The address followed a bitter public feud with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who accused Netanyahu of war crimes and called for his arrest; Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon defended the trip as necessary.
- With Israel's general election roughly five weeks away, analysts described the address as a "campaign speech" targeting both Mamdani and Iran; Netanyahu departed on a "tight schedule" before the Jewish holiday of Sukkot began Friday.
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UN Delegates Walk Out On Netanyahu’s Speech
From the New York Times live-blog: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is speaking to the United Nations General Assembly, where a majority of members are critical of Israel’s conduct in Gaza and the West Bank. Many diplomats in the hall had walked out, as they did last year. But supporters of the Israeli premier … The post UN Delegates Walk Out On Netanyahu’s Speech appeared first on Joe.My.God..
Netanyahu Calls Departing UN Delegates 'Moral Cowards' After Dozens Walk Out as He Took the Podium
Dozens of diplomats, including representatives from Arab and Muslim-majority states, left the UN General Assembly as Benjamin Netanyahu began a combative speech defending Israel's military actions.
Before Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the Uno General Assembly, dozens of delegates protested against Israel's action in Gaza. Netanyahu strongly attacked them – especially New York's mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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The Independent (US)Netanyahu calls delegates ‘moral cowards’ during mass walkout at UN speech
Dozens of envoys from around the world walked out of the hall on Thursday, refusing to listen to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the United Nations (UN) and protesting against the Israeli leader.
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