Mamdani called for an end to the war, attacked Netanyahu's speech and then went after Adams for going to the U.N. and meeting with the prime minister. "I can't even begin to expla

Ahead of Netanyahu’s speech, his office announced the unveiling of a “public diplomacy campaign” in New York City. They organized billboards and trucks to display the message: “Remember October 7” in Times Square and around the U.N. building.

A Palestinian state would be “national suicide” for Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, but many of the diplomats and leaders at the assembly boycotted his remarks.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a long history of turning to props and visual aids in his speeches to the U.N.

Netanyahu repeatedly suggested Israelis and Americans shared a plight of the same existential threat, including references to 9/11 and holding up a card citing extremists who shout “death to America” - the subtext being Israel was doing the “dirty work” of taking out their shared enemies.

Israel’s leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, forcefully rejected international criticism during his address today to the United Nations General Assembly. Many diplomats boycotted the speech, in which he promised that Israel would “hunt down” its enemies and “finish the job” in Gaza.

New York Mayor Eric Adams said he was “proud” to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. His leading challenger has called for the Israeli leader’s arrest.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struck a defiant tone in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly, vowing to continue his country’s war in Gaza until Hamas is destroyed and slamming Western nations that recognized Palestinian statehood.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to open Friday's session of United Nations General Assembly. His address follows growing international recognition of a Palestinian state and criticism of Israel's war in Gaza.