World leaders, diplomats stage walkout on Israel PM Netayanhu before UN Speech: Video
Dozens of world leaders and diplomats staged a walkout, and some booed as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepared to speak at the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, in a dramatic public protest over Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza.
Representatives quietly left their seats and exited the hall while others made noises moments before Netanyahu began his address.
The assembly hall erupted with jeers as the session’s chair tried repeatedly to call the gathering to order.
Once at the podium, Netanyahu rejected international calls for a Palestinian state, saying Israel would not “commit national suicide.” He further criticised governments that have recently recognised Palestinian statehood, warning, “It will be a mark of shame on all of you.”
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