Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denounced as “moral cowards” a mass of delegates who walked out of the United Nations General Assembly when he took the podium to speak.
Scores of delegates trooped out and a majority of seats sat empty afterward.
The Palestinian Mission to the UN said in a message to many of the 193 UN member countries to bring as many staff as possible to the assembly hall and “collectively walk out of the assembly” once the Israeli prime minister is announced.
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Netanyahu at one point held up a pager while reminding the audience of September 17, 2024.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denounced as “moral cowards” a mass of delegates who walked out of the United Nations General Assembly when he took the podium to speak.
When Netanyahu walked to the rostrum, a mix of cheers, boos and mass walkouts began.
Scores of delegates trooped out and a majority of seats sat empty afterward.
“Order in the hall, please,” General Assembly president Khalilur Rahman said repeatedly.
The Palestinian Mission to the UN said in a message to many of the 193 UN member countries to bring as many staff as possible to the assembly hall and “collectively walk out of the assembly” once the Israeli prime minister is announced.
“This is equal to 40,000 innocent Americans slaughtered in less than 24 hours,” he said, or 16 times the death count on the 9/11 attacks that left nearly 3000 people dead in New York.
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