Diplomacy
Mass walkout before Netanyahu speech prompts fiery response from Israeli prime minister
Fox News · 2 days ago · Read the Full Story on Fox News
AI SUMMARY
A mass walkout of delegates before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the United Nations General Assembly prompted a fiery and defiant response from the Israeli leader.
- Dozens of delegates walked out of the United Nations General Assembly hall as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stage.
- Protests and chants occurred inside the chamber and outside the building, involving demonstrators including Hollywood celebrities Elliot Page and Susan Sarandon.
- Netanyahu opened his address by calling the departing delegates moral cowards.
- Netanyahu stated that devastating Iran's nuclear facilities was one of the easiest decisions of his career because it prevented Israel's destruction.
- Netanyahu asserted that Israel's actions also defended many of the countries whose delegates walked out, noting that some leaders thanked him privately.
- Netanyahu described a three-year, seven-front war involving Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, Iran, Iraqi and Syrian militias, and Palestinian terrorists.
- Netanyahu criticized protesters and departing delegates for remaining silent on human rights abuses committed by Iranian authorities against civilians.
- Netanyahu thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for his partnership and bold leadership regarding action against Iran.
- Netanyahu criticized media and social media as the eighth front of the war, specifically calling out New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and influencer Hasan Piker.
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