Netanyahu Calls Departing UN Delegates 'Moral Cowards' After Dozens Walk Out as He Took the Podium
The Palestinian delegation organized the protest as Netanyahu defended Israel and called departing delegates “moral cowards.”
- 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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Netanyahu Calls UN Walkout Delegates “Moral Cowards” During Defiant Address
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sharply rebuked delegates who walked out of the United Nations General Assembly as he took the podium for his address ... The post Netanyahu Calls UN Walkout Delegates “Moral Cowards” During Defiant Address first appeared on [your]NEWS.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech before the UN General Assembly triggered a massive departure of delegates from the hall.
Dozens of delegates left the UN General Assembly yesterday during a speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. That act was a protest against the Israeli leader, and protests were also recorded in front of the United Nations building in New York.
Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu is criticizing New York. When he comes to the podium in the UN building, numerous delegations stand up in the auditorium, bouncing him out and leaving the hall.
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