Benjamin Netanyahu attacks Israel's critics after UN delegates walk out of speech
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced a walkout by UN delegates during a speech where he defended his military actions and attacked critics. He specifically condemned accusations of genocide and criticized political figures like New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Why it matters
The event underscores the deepening diplomatic isolation of Israel and the intense international polarization regarding the conflict in Gaza.
Link copied Share Share article Scores of UN delegates have once again walked out on Benjamin Netanyahu as he prepared to give a table-thumping speech in which he lavished praise on US President Donald Trump and attacked Israel's critics.
The Israeli prime minister used the address to decry accusations of genocide — from a UN-backed inquiry, human rights groups , genocide scholars and world leaders at this week's UN summit — as the "greatest lie of the century".
He took particular aim at New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has described Mr Netanyahu as the "architect of a horrific genocide" and in the past suggested he might order New York Police to arrest him. Mr Netanyahu is the subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for alleged war crimes in Gaza .
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