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Protests erupt as Netanyahu gives inflammatory UN speech - The Latest

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 25, 202612 min
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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 a genocide’ and labelled the New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani, antisemitic. Lucy Hough speaks to UK global editor Devika Bhat – watch on YouTube – Listen to Thursday’s episode of Stateside with Kai and Carter on whether Net...

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a pond stream of delegates walking out.

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This is The Guardian. There was this, you know, big walkout, a stream, a pond stream of delegates walking out. Is this genocide?

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Of course not. It's the opposite of genocide. He's not trying to pretend he has friends where he doesn't. I think it's sort of telling that this was a very quick trip

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for Netanyahu. This doesn't feel like something that Trump wants to be a priority for him. From the Guardians Today in Focus this is the latest with me, Lucy Hough. Benjamin Netanyahu has made a very controversial appearance at the UN

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