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Protests erupt as Netanyahu gives inflammatory UN speech - The Latest

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 la…

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Netanyahu address to UN General Assembly and New York protests

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly with a defiant defense of Israeli military action in Gaza, calling the war the 'opposite of a genocide', as delegates walked out and New York police arrested more than 100 protesters including Susan Sarandon, Chelsea Manning and Caleb Hearon.

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Netanyahu's UN speech included the claim that Israel's Gaza war was the 'opposite of a genocide', while New York protests saw more than 100 arrests including Susan Sarandon, Chelsea Manning and Caleb Hearon.

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Guardian Published 25 September 2026

Protests erupt as Netanyahu gives inflammatory UN speech - The Latest

Guardian Published 25 September 2026

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