Dozens of delegates walked out in protest as he took the podium, with the Israeli leader labelling them "moral cowards".

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleaded Israel's case at the United Nations General Assembly before an audience of mostly empty seats amid increasing global isolation. During his speech, he brandished a pager while reminding the small gathering about Israel's September 2024 operation against Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon.

The juxtaposition of us being at the United Nations, and all those people walking out while literally their employees helped to perpetuate Oct. 7 was put in a certain frame,” Rabbi Steven Burg of Aish told JNS.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu turned the world’s biggest diplomatic stage into a platform for a blistering attack on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has repeatedly called the Israeli leader a war criminal and had called for his arrest while campaigning.

Israel's leader delivered a blistering defense of his country, rallying cry to voters back home and condemnation of critics, including New York mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tore into New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during his Thursday address to the UN, accusing the socialist leader of having made the city unsafe for Jews and falsely accusing his nation of “genocide.

Trump and Xi's U.S. summit continues after a state dinner Thursday night. And, Netanyahu returns to Israel after giving a defensive and defiant speech at the U.N. General Assembly.

The Israeli prime minister delivered remarks as dozens of delegations and hundreds of demonstrators protested his visit to New York City.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel delivered a fiery speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday as protesters rallied against him in the streets of New York and many diplomats in the hall walked out,