An unabashed Netanyahu assails critics in U.N. speech as election nears

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Washington Post

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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.

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  • Reported by Washington Post and published Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:56:35 UTC.

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  1. ‘Let Gaza live’: Netanyahu faces protests in New York as demonstrators block roads ahead of UN speech

  2. Delegates walk out of Netanyahu’s UN speech

  3. With Netanyahu at the U.N., Mamdani plants an olive tree with Palestinians

  4. Israel’s Netanyahu, at UN, calls accusations of genocide in Gaza ‘the biggest lie of the century’

  5. Netanyahu blames ‘juvenile delinquents’ for violence in occupied West Bank

  6. An unabashed Netanyahu assails critics in U.N. speech as election nears

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