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Canada not part of mass walkout when Israel PM Netanyahu spoke at UN General Assembly
Canada was not part of a mass walkout this morning during Netanyahu's address to the United Nations General Assembly.
The Israeli PM said the country’s ‘support quickly evaporated when Israel did what any self- respecting nation would do in the wake of such a savage attack: We fought back’
The prime minister spoke to a largely empty U.N. hall after a walkout by delegates, lashed out at the idea of a Palestinian state and vowed to keep fighting Hamas.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sharply denounced Western countries on Friday for embracing Palestinian statehood and accused them of buckling under pressure from activists and others who have accused Israel of war crimes against Palestinians in Gaza.
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UN delegates stage a walkout before Netanyahu's speech, leaving Israel's prime minister to address a nearly empty room.
Adding another layer of controversy: In an unprecedented move, the Israeli military seized control of cellphone networks in Gaza in addition to putting up speakers along the Gazan border to broadcast his remarks live directly to residents and Hamas, Netanyahu announced in his speech.
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