Netanyahu’s ‘Mr. Security’ Image ‘COLLAPSES’, UN Walkout NIGHTMARE Spells Election Trouble

By Times Of India

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced a mass walkout at the United Nations General Assembly as dozens of delegates left the chamber when he began his address. Netanyahu responded by calling the departing delegates “moral cowards” and used the speech to strongly defend Israel’s military actions in Gaza and its wider regional campaign. He also attacked critics including French and British leaders, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, while rejecting allegations that Israel had committed genocide. The dramatic scenes at the UN come as Netanyahu faces an Israeli election on October 27, with his government under pressure over its security record and the continuing Gaza war. Reuters reported that the walkout highlighted the competing pressures Netanyahu faces internationally and domestically. The emptying chamber created a powerful visual contrast with Netanyahu’s defiant message that Israel would continue fighting and standing on its own i

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