Benjamin Netanyahu's U.N. speech sparks walkout and sharp criticism
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the U.N. on September 24 sparked a walkout and drew sharp criticism from several countries.
He defended Israel against growing international pressure, called out New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for labeling him the architect of a horrific genocide against Palestinians
and said, "Yet no lie can change the fact that he remains the subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity," he said in a statement, and accused some European leaders of giving in to "antisemitic mobs."
Zohran Mamdani, Qatar, Turkey reject Netanyahu
Mamdani fired back, saying Netanyahu was using the U.N. to twist reality and argued that "the only war crimes being committed in this conflict are by the Israeli government."
Qatar dismissed Netanyahu's claims as a distraction from Israeli policies in the Palestinian territories, while Turkey said his accusations against President Erdogan went against U.N. values.