What changed in this update
Protesters gathered outside the UN as dozens of delegates walked out when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his speech.
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Netanyahu address to UN General Assembly and New York protests
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Current state
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly with a defiant defense of Israeli military action in Gaza, calling the war the 'opposite of a genocide', as delegates walked out and New York police arrested more than 100 protesters including Susan Sarandon, Chelsea Manning and Caleb Hearon.
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What changed
Netanyahu's UN speech included the claim that Israel's Gaza war was the 'opposite of a genocide', while New York protests saw more than 100 arrests including Susan Sarandon, Chelsea Manning and Caleb Hearon.
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NPR
Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel on Netanyahu's speech at UNGA
Euronews
Protests and walkout as Netanyahu addresses the UN
Protesters gathered outside the UN as dozens of delegates walked out when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his speech.
NPR
Increasingly isolated Netanyahu makes defiant speech at UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave an address to the United Nations General Assembly amid wide criticism of Israel's conduct in Gaza. Meanwhile, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas delivered an address via pre-recorded video.
