NEW: After about 40 minutes, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the UN General Assembly has come to a close.
It went just about how many would expect. At the beginning, there was a very large walkout of representatives, leaving a scarcely populated room to listen to Netanyahu’s speech.
This was then followed with your expected Israeli talking points:
- Iran is going to destroy the world
- Israel isn’t committing genocide
- Trump is the bestest
- Iran is just about to topple
- Everyone that criticizes Israel is antisemitic
It really is astonishing to see SUCH a consequential opportunity for Netanyahu to be wasted on propaganda that frankly, nobody in that room believes anymore.
Netanyahu, and the broader Israeli Government, continues to push for the expansion of their borders, the push for war, and the same Cancel Culture antisemitism accusations that are actively counterproductive.
Israel MUST see that the world is horrified by their continued actions. Not just by the catastrophe they have stirred up alongside Trump in the Iran War, but their conduct throughout the entire region.
When Netanyahu had the opportunity to make a HISTORIC shift in rhetoric… truly historic, he decided to double down on the same rhetoric that has made Israel a global pariah.