Netanyahu Attacks Britain and France Over Colonial History
Netanyahu told delegates the colonialism charge misreads Israel’s history and said 1,200 people were killed in the October 7 attack.
- On Friday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where many delegates walked out in protest, prompting him to brand them "moral cowards."
- Netanyahu rejected accusations of genocide in Gaza as "the biggest lie of the century," defending Israel's military response to the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack that killed about 1,200 people.
- Addressing critics who accuse Israel of colonialism, Netanyahu argued Britain had "invented the term," adding that Israel remains contained in "a tiny sliver of land" equal to about one third of 1% of the Arab world's landmass.
- Amid rising antisemitism, Netanyahu urged Jews to "stand up," citing attacks in London, Paris, and Manchester, while his government faces a recent trade ban affecting the West Bank and relations with Jerusalem.
- Facing a difficult re-election battle, the Prime Minister is currently trailing in polls, complicating efforts to address settler violence, which he dismissed as a "handful of juvenile delinquents.
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Benjamin Netanyahu rages at 'colonial' Britain amid Israel's Falkland Islands threats
Benjamin Netanyahu has launched a scathing attack on Britain's colonial past amid simmering tensions between members of the Israeli Government and the UK over the Falkland Islands. Addressing the UN General Assembly in New York, Mr Netanyahu slammed the "hypocrisy" of his country's allies over their condemnations of Israel's actions in Gaza and the West Bank. He told delegates: “They accuse Israel, tiny Israel, of colonialism - some colonialism.…
Following Macron, Netanyahu gave out his version of Nikita Khrushchev from the UN rostrum.
"They accuse Israel, the tiny Israel, of colonialism; what colonialism?" exclaimed Benyamin Netanyahu. "Among them, there are people in the United Kingdom and France. God damn it, they invented the term," he said.
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