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#Netanyahu also stressed the need to achieve a peace agreement w/ #SaudiArabia, citing the experience of the #AbrahamAccords.
“I say to you, what blessing such a peace w/ Saudi Arabia would bring – it would be a boon to the #security & #economy of our 2 countries, it would boost trade & tourism across the region, it would help transform the #MiddleEast into a global juggernaut,” he said.
#Israel #UNGA #UN #geopolitics #war #Gaza #Palestinians #HumanitarianCrisis
Benjamin #Netanyahu, prime minister of #Israel, is speaking at the #UNGA.
He says that he didn’t intend to come this year, but after he heard the “lies & slander” levelled at Israel he decided to come & “set the record straight.”
“Israel seeks peace, Israel yearns for peace,” he said, adding that Israel must defend itself against “savage murderers.”
Netanyahu speaks of the “curse” of October 7 & the atrocities committed that day.
#UN #geopolitics #war #Gaza #Palestinians #HumanitarianCrisis
#Netanyahu insisted that #Israel doesn’t want to see a single innocent person die.
“No army has done what Israel is doing to minimize civilian casualties: we drop fliers, we send text messages, we make phone calls by the millions to ensure that #Palestinian #civilians get out of harm’s way,” he said.
Netanyahu spent a large portion of his speech criticizing the #UN, angrily accusing the members of hypocrisy & #antisemitism.
#UNGA #geopolitics #war #Gaza #Palestinians #HumanitarianCrisis