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Netanyahu UN speech draws mass protests, over 100 arrested in NYC

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's UN speech on September 24-26, 2026 sparked major protests in New York City with hundreds blocking roads and over 100 people arrested, including celebrities Susan Sarandon and Chelsea Manning. Netanyahu claimed the Gaza war is "the opposite of genocide" while facing global criticism.

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Netanyahu’s speech at UN spurs protests in New York City: ‘Let Gaza live’

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Protest outside UN headquarters drew hundreds of people as Israeli prime minister prepared to speak As the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu , prepared to deliver his speech at the UN headquarters in New York City on Thursday, hundreds of people blocked traffic on the streets outside, with several people arrested as of early afternoon. The protest outside the UN, one of several this week

Netanyahu lambasts Israel’s critics at UN as New York protesters detained | First Thing

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More than 100 people arrested, including celebrities, while Israeli PM was claiming war on Gaza is ‘the opposite of genocide’. Plus a Guardian investigation reveals the extents to which some convenience stores fail to honor their prices Good morning. Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, delivered an inflammatory address to the UN in New York, decrying what he said was a global anti-Jewish

Protests erupt as Netanyahu gives inflammatory UN speech - The Latest

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More than 100 people were arrested at large protests against the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the UN general assembly. Susan Sarandon, Chelsea Manning and Caleb Hearon were among the famous faces arrested. Inside the assembly hall, Netanyahu faced a mass walkout as he took to the stage. Then, in an inflammatory address, he claimed Israel’s war in Gaza was the ‘opposite of