Israel’s Netanyahu, at UN, calls accusations of genocide in Gaza ‘the biggest lie of the century’

Allegations of Israeli genocide in Gaza are not only false but “the biggest lie of the century,” Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders Thursday (September 24, 2026) in a defiant speech that asserted his nation’s right to wage war against Iran — and was not heard by scores of delegates who trooped out before he started speaking.

Mr. Netanyahu, his voice rising in emphasis, said attacking Iran “was one of the easiest decisions I’ve ever had to make” and denounced as “moral cowards” a mass of delegates who walked out of the UN General Assembly when he took the podium to speak.

“In defending itself, Israel is also defending many of the countries whose delegates just left this hall,” Mr. Netanyahu said. “In fact, I want you to know that many of their leaders even thank us privately for taking out Iran’s nukes.”