Mamdani accuses Netanyahu of using UN speech to defend actions in Gaza
Zohran Mamdani responded to Benjamin Netanyahu’s UN address by accusing him of repeating lies to sanitize what Mamdani called a genocide of Palestinians. He also pointed to the International Criminal Court arrest warrant against Netanyahu, describing it as alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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First reported among our outlets by NDTV (India), · most coverage from United Kingdom (1), South Korea (1), Israel (1), India (1)
What the parties said
United States
As he has done time and again, Prime Minister Netanyahu used his speech to repeat baseless lies meant to sanitise his genocide of Palestinians.
“used his speech to repeat baseless lies meant to sanitize his genocide of Palestinians”
Yet no lie can change the fact that he remains the subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity,
Coverage
The Times of Israel · Israel24 Sep 23:24Mamdani hits back at Netanyahu after UN speech, says PM trying to ‘sanitize his genocide’
“As he has done time and again, Prime Minister Netanyahu used his speech to repeat baseless lies meant to sanitize his genocide of Palestinians,”
Yonhap News Agency · South Korea24 Sep 21:05Middle Eastern and Arab countries stage mass walkout in protest during Netanyahu’s UN speech
CNews · France25 Sep 05:41Benjamin Netanyahu says “many Jews” in New York no longer feel safe since Zohran Mamdani’s election
BBC News · United Kingdom24 Sep 21:09Netanyahu defends Israeli military action as delegates walk out before UN speech
“used his speech to repeat baseless lies meant to sanitize his genocide of Palestinians”
NDTV · India24 Sep 23:38'Lies To Sanitise Genocide': Mamdani Hits Back At Netanyahu After UN Criticism
As he has done time and again, Prime Minister Netanyahu used his speech to repeat baseless lies meant to sanitise his genocide of Palestinians.