The Israeli Prime Minister’s speech at the UN General Assembly has been marked by controversy and rejection by many representatives. After getting up on the platform to begin his speech, the president was received with boos and the abandonment of dozens of people in the room.
So much so that the president of the session has been forced to ask for order due to the noise generated before he took the floor. The abandonment of the delegates has left large areas of the room empty during one of the most anticipated speeches.
Once the scandal was over, Benjamin Netanyahu strongly attacked those who had left the room. “If there are more moral cowards who want to leave the room, let them do so now,” he declared before beginning his speech.
Netanyahu defends attack on Iran
During his speech, one of the topics discussed was the attack on Iran. As the Israeli Prime Minister explained, the offensive “was one of the easiest decisions I have ever had to make.”
“By defending itself, Israel is also defending many of the countries whose delegates have just left this room,” he stressed. “In fact, I want you to know that many of your leaders even thank us privately for removing Iran’s nuclear weapons.”
Furthermore, the Israeli president has pointed out that the destruction of Iran’s nuclear facilities was difficult but, if it had not been done, “we would all be dead.”
Rejection of accusations of genocide
Accusations against Israel about an alleged genocide in Palestine have caused Benjamin Netanyahu to come out publicly to defend himself this Thursday. As he pointed out, accusing Israel of having committed genocide in Gaza “is the biggest lie of the century”, after mentioning having allowed the entry of vaccines or food to the occupied population of Gaza.
“Is this a genocide? Of course not. It is the opposite of a genocide,” the president added.
