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Allegations of Israeli genocide in Gaza are not only false but “the biggest lie of the century,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders Thursday 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.
CBC News reports that Netanyahu, his voice rising in emphasis, said attacking Iran “was one of the easiest decisions [he’s] 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 og the countries whose delegates just left this hall,” Netanyahu said. “In fact, I want you to know that many of their leaders even thank us privately for taking Iran’s nujes.”
When he walked to the rostrum, a mix of cheers, boos and mass walkouts erupted. Scores of delegates marched out, and most of the visible seats sat empty afterwards.
The Palestinian Mission to the UN had said in a message to many of the 193 UN member nations 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.
