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Sept. 24, 2026, 5:23 p.m. ET9 minutes ago
U.N. Live Updates: Netanyahu Lashes Out at Critics and Underscores Threats to Israel
In a combative speech, the prime minister defended Israeli military action across the Middle East, and attacked Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York. Dozens of delegates walked out of the hall as he took the podium.
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ImagePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, wearing a navy suit and red tie, stands at a lectern in front of microphones while holding his left hand into the air.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday.Credit...Dave Sanders for The New York Times
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel delivered a fiery speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday as protesters rallied against him in the streets of New York and many diplomats in the hall walked out, as they did last year. A group of supporters countered the display of opposition in the chamber with applause and chants of “Am Yisrael Chai,” a popular refrain meaning “the nation of Israel lives.”
Mr. Netanyahu cast his war in Gaza and the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran as a “battle against barbarians” and said he had “no greater partner than President Trump.” He struck a tone of intense defiance, vowing that Israel would continue fighting Hamas and Iran “because we have no other choice.”
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Zane Irwin
Sept. 24, 2026, 5:03 p.m. ET28 minutes ago
Zane IrwinReporting from New York
Kuwait and other countries in the gulf have “been subjected to illegal Iranian aggression” even though they were “not a party to the conflict,” said Kuwait’s crown prince, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al Sabah. He said civilians had been killed, and water stations, oil facilities and other infrastructure had been damaged.
Zane Irwin
Sept. 24, 2026, 4:56 p.m. ET36 minutes ago
Zane IrwinReporting from New York
The crown prince of Kuwait has begun speaking. Iran has targeted U.S. bases in Kuwait during its war with the United States.
Sean Piccoli
Sept. 24, 2026, 4:48 p.m. ET43 minutes ago
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A pro-Palestinian march moving along 42nd Street toward the United Nations has reached a police barricade at Third Avenue, bringing a line of marchers that stretches back almost a full block to a stop in the middle of the street. As dozens of uniformed police officers follow along on the curb, drumming and chants of “Netanyahu you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide” echo down the block. Protesters are holding signs and a gigantic rendering of a blood-spattered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Richard Pérez-Peña
Sept. 24, 2026, 4:45 p.m. ET47 minutes ago
Richard Pérez-Peña
Amid protests, Netanyahu castigates his foes and the mayor of New York.
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Mr. Netanyahu, in a dark suit and red tie, stands at a lectern in a great hall. Rows of people are seated in light blue chairs behind wooden desks.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the General Assembly on Thursday. Some delegates walked out before his speech.Credit...Dave Sanders for The New York Times
Fighting for his political life back home, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel gave a pugnacious address at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, casting his nation as falsely accused of genocide and his people as indomitable fighters against terrorism and antisemitism.
At times pounding the lectern and raising his voice, Mr. Netanyahu took aim at Israel’s military enemies like Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas and their allied forces in Yemen and Iraq. But he also assailed Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and Western European leaders he said had “chosen to succumb to the antisemitic mob.”
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Zane Irwin
Sept. 24, 2026, 4:44 p.m. ET48 minutes ago
Zane IrwinReporting from New York
In seeking support from the international community, Yemen’s vice president, Abdullah Abdulkader Al Alimi-Bawzer, stressed that the Houthis’ now control a critical Red Sea channel for global oil supplies, the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
“Restoring the Yemeni state is not just a national interest. It is a direct contribution to regional security and stability, and to the protection of one of the world’s most vital maritime corridors,” he said.
Zane Irwin
Sept. 24, 2026, 4:31 p.m. ET1 hour ago
Zane IrwinReporting from New York
Yemen’s vice president criticized “the international community’s hesitation to designate the Houthis as a terrorist group.” In contrast, he praised the United States’ “firm approach” in dealing with the Houthis. President Trump reportedly went back and forth in recent days and decided not to join Saudi Arabia, for now, in joint strikes against the Houthis in Yemen.
Zane Irwin
Sept. 24, 2026, 4:24 p.m. ET1 hour ago
Zane IrwinReporting from New York
The General Assembly’s attention has turned to Yemen, as Abdullah Abdulkader Al Alimi-Bawzer, vice president of the nation’s internationally recognized government, takes the lectern. A truce four years ago brought a pause in a long civil war between the government, which has Saudi Arabia’s backing, with Houthi rebels, who are backed by Iran and control much of the country.
But that truce has unraveled. Earlier on Thursday, a Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said that it had shot down six ballistic missiles fired by the Houthi militia, in what appeared to be one of the largest attacks by the group since its conflict with Saudi Arabia heated up again in recent weeks.
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Zane Irwin
Sept. 24, 2026, 3:58 p.m. ET2 hours ago
Zane IrwinReporting from New York
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia will also address the General Assembly later in the day. On Wednesday, he revealed that artificial intelligence agents for OpenAI had infiltrated a government-run public health care website in June and accessed nonpublic information, the first known such breach of governmental systems. Several world leaders this week have urged a need for global cooperation on A.I. safety.
Zane Irwin
Sept. 24, 2026, 3:43 p.m. ET2 hours ago
Zane IrwinReporting from New York
After Netanyahu’s combative remarks, the schedule of speakers at the United Nations has moved on. Those still to speak on Thursday include officials from Yemen and Kuwait, which have both been drawn into the U.S.-Iran war, and Nepal, still reeling from deadly floods last month.
Liam Stack
Sept. 24, 2026, 3:37 p.m. ET2 hours ago
Liam StackReporting from New York
Mayor Zohran Mamdani responded to Benjamin Netanyahu’s attacks on him at the United Nations, saying in a statement: “As he has done time and again, Prime Minister Netanyahu used his speech to repeat baseless lies meant to sanitize his genocide of Palestinians. Yet no lie can change the fact that he remains the subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity.”
Liam Stack
Sept. 24, 2026, 3:31 p.m. ET2 hours ago
Liam StackReporting from New York
Netanyahu attacks Mamdani in a heated U.N. speech.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, wearing a navy suit and red tie, stands at a lectern in front of microphones.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel took aim at Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday.Credit...Dave Sanders for The New York Times
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel again attacked Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, accusing the mayor of antisemitism and saying his criticism of Israel had endangered New York’s Jewish population.
Mr. Netanyahu said that since Mr. Mamdani took office, “many Jews no longer feel safe in New York.”
Netanyahu predicted that the Iranian people would topple their government one day. “It’s only a matter of time that in Iran, something incredible will happen,” he said. “The power of the people will overcome the people in power.”
“Their murderous regime will be toppled by its lies, by its corruption, by its cruelty,” Netanyahu said. “This evil regime will fall.”
Pranav Baskar
Sept. 24, 2026, 2:46 p.m. ET3 hours ago
Pranav BaskarReporting from New York
“Where were you when the Iranian tyrants butchered and maimed tens of thousands of unarmed Iranian civilians?” Netanyahu asked of the delegates who had walked out on his speech and the demonstrators outside who protested him. He accused them of being “phony human rights protesters.”
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Liam Stack
Sept. 24, 2026, 2:44 p.m. ET3 hours ago
Liam StackReporting from New York
Netanyahu said that since Mamdani was elected mayor of New York “many Jews no longer feel safe in New York.” Addressing the mayor directly, he said, “The lies you and other antisemites spread about the Jews and the Jewish state have real consequences.” Mamdani’s outspoken criticism of Israel has alienated and upset many Jewish New Yorkers.
Netanyahu said the “tyrants of Iran” were afraid of the “brave Iranian people” rising up. That is why, he argued, the government has imposed internet blackouts. He held up a Starlink device, which provides a satellite internet service, and said he was leaving it for the Iranian delegation, so when the Iranian people “inevitably defect, they too will be able to freely tell their story on social media.”
Liam Stack
Sept. 24, 2026, 2:41 p.m. ET3 hours ago
Liam StackReporting from New York
The mayor has said Netanyahu is not welcome in New York. “Mr. Mamdani, you tried to stop me from coming here,” said Netanyahu. “You tried to silence me. Well, you can’t silence me, you can’t silence the truth. And here’s the simple truth. Israel didn’t commit genocide. Israel prevented genocide.”
Netanyahu attacked New York’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, calling him an antisemite.
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Netanyahu said that accusing Israel of genocide was “the greatest lie of the century.” He said that Israel had taken “innumerable steps to protect the civilian population,” and he argued that through its military campaign against Hamas, Israel “prevented a genocide” of Jewish people.
Netanyahu is condemning leaders he calls “tyrants,” who have condemned Israel, including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, who, according to Netanyahu, “calls for Israel’s destruction every single day.”
Pranav Baskar
Sept. 24, 2026, 2:27 p.m. ET3 hours ago
Pranav BaskarReporting from New York
Netanyahu said Israel had “no greater partner than President Trump.” They acted together in the war in Iran, “not only to protect ourselves, but to save civilization,” Netanyahu said.
Isabel Kershner
Sept. 24, 2026, 2:26 p.m. ET3 hours ago
Isabel KershnerReporting from Jerusalem
Downplaying settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank as the work of 150 “juvenile delinquents,” Netanyahu said he opposes vigilantism but dismissed international criticism of it as an “obsession.” He spoke about the recent killing of a French-Israeli citizen in the West Bank by a Palestinian gunman and a car-ramming by a Palestinian that critically injured the son of Israel’s ambassador to the United States at a West Bank checkpoint on Wednesday.
Netanyahu is projecting power and speaking about Israel’s strength and survival instinct. Recounting the deadly Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, when about 1,200 people were killed in Israel, he said that Hamas expected Israel to collapse. Instead, he said, “We rose and fought like lions.”
Isabel Kershner
Sept. 24, 2026, 2:16 p.m. ET3 hours ago
Isabel KershnerReporting from Jerusalem
Netanyahu retold the story of Israel’s dramatic rescue of scores of hostages from a hijacked plane in Entebbe, Uganda, in 1976. His brother, Yoni Netanyahu, led the unit that stormed the airport terminal where the hostages were being held and was the only Israeli soldier who was killed during the operation.
Striking a defiant and unapologetic tone, Netanyahu said that by defending Israel and “taking out Iran’s nukes,” Israel had also defended many of the countries whose delegates just left the hall. He described the protest as “mind-blowing hypocrisy.”
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Zane Irwin
Sept. 24, 2026, 2:08 p.m. ET3 hours ago
Zane IrwinReporting from New York
“If there are any other moral cowards who haven’t yet left this hall, please do so now,” Netanyahu said after the delegates had left.
Isabel Kershner
Sept. 24, 2026, 2:07 p.m. ET3 hours ago
Isabel KershnerReporting from Jerusalem
Dozens of delegates walked out of the assembly hall as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel took the podium. Detractors booed, while supporters of the Israeli premier chanted “Am Yisrael Chai,” a popular refrain meaning “the nation of Israel lives.”
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Liam Stack
Sept. 24, 2026, 1:57 p.m. ET4 hours ago
Liam StackReporting from New York
Minutes before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is expected to give an address before the U.N. General Assembly, at which he vowed to castigate Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Mamdani released a video that showed him planting an olive tree at Gracie Mansion and eating dinner with Palestinian families from Gaza. “May peace be our future,” he said in a caption on X.
Representing Colombia, José Manuel Restrepo, the vice president, began his speech as his government began its tenure: with an earthquake.
“Forty-seven days ago, a new government took office in Colombia,” he said. “Three days later,” he added, “the earth shook.” A 7.4-maginitude earthquake in August posed an early and dire challenge to President Abelardo de la Espriella, killing hundreds and injuring thousands more, the vice president said.
Pranav Baskar
Sept. 24, 2026, 1:33 p.m. ET4 hours ago
Pranav BaskarReporting from New York
The Saudi foreign minister, speaking to reporters at the U.N., said, “We are continuing to work with our partners in the U.S. to address the issue of this conflict.” But he did not detail how exactly they were cooperating.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had asked the United States for more U.S. military help last week after the Iranian-backed Houthi forces in Yemen launched a broad offensive. The president vacillated but decided on Sunday not to join Saudi Arabia, for now, in joint strikes against the Houthis in Yemen.
Pranav Baskar
Sept. 24, 2026, 1:33 p.m. ET4 hours ago
Pranav BaskarReporting from New York
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, told reporters at a news conference at the U.N. headquarters that “we are of course defending ourselves and responding as necessary to the attacks by the Houthis,” the Iranian-backed militia in Yemen with whom the kingdom has recently spiraled back into war. Earlier on Thursday, the Saudi-led coalition fighting the militants said it had shot down six ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis, who have accused Saudi Arabia of launching hundreds of airstrikes on the country.
But Saudi Arabia has not directly acknowledged launching any airstrikes in recent days, and Saudi officials generally say that such strikes are being carried out by the Saudi-backed Yemeni government.
Zane Irwin
Sept. 24, 2026, 1:32 p.m. ET4 hours ago
Zane IrwinReporting from New York
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, arrived in New York without incident. Mayor Zohran Mamdani had called on the federal government to execute an arrest warrant on Netanyahu from the International Criminal Court, which has accused him of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his government’s actions in Gaza. Israel has denied the charges, and the Trump administration has dismissed the court as illegitimate.
Zane Irwin
Sept. 24, 2026, 1:24 p.m. ET4 hours ago
Zane IrwinReporting from New York
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has arrived at the United Nations headquarters in New York ahead of his scheduled address to the General Assembly. His office said he had already begun meeting with world leaders on the sidelines of the event, including with the prime ministers of Slovenia and Greece.
Miles G. Cohen
Sept. 24, 2026, 12:57 p.m. ET5 hours ago
Miles G. CohenReporting from New York
New York City police officers have begun arresting some of the roughly 100 protesters sitting in the intersection at 39th Street and First Avenue, blocks from the U.N., and chanting, “It is right to rebel, Netanyahu go to hell.” Those arrested include the actress Susan Sarandon; Darializa Avila Chevalier, a Democratic nominee for Congress; and Councilman Chi Ossé. The protest was organized by Jewish Voice for Peace and attracted about 250 people who are wearing shirts that say, “Fund people not bombs.”
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Zane Irwin
Sept. 24, 2026, 12:36 p.m. ET5 hours ago
Zane IrwinReporting from New York
The Hungarian president, Andras Balint Baka, condemned what he called “Russia’s war of aggression” on Ukraine and expressed support for Ukraine’s “right to self-defense.” He advocated for a peace deal that respected Ukraine’s sovereignty.
Hungary’s new government has broken with the previous administration’s cozy relations with Moscow. Earlier this month, the country ordered the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats for what the foreign minister said was engaging “in activities in Hungary that are unacceptable for diplomats under the Vienna Convention.” Hungary’s opposition and news media had repeatedly accused Russian diplomats of interfering in the country’s internal affairs.
Zane Irwin
Sept. 24, 2026, 12:31 p.m. ET5 hours ago
Zane IrwinReporting from New York
Baka sought to set a new tone of cooperativeness on the global stage, in implicit contrast with the previous government of Orban. “Hungary will defend its national interest, but it will do so as a partner,” he said.
Zane Irwin
Sept. 24, 2026, 12:27 p.m. ET5 hours ago
Zane IrwinReporting from New York
President Andras Balint Baka of Hungary has begun his address to the General Assembly. He is part of the new government of Peter Magyar, a former opposition leader who took over as prime minister in May after winning a landslide election. It is Hungary’s first U.N. address since the rule of Viktor Orban, who as prime minister referred to Hungary as an “illiberal democracy.”
Farnaz Fassihi
Zane Irwin
Sept. 24, 2026, 12:06 p.m. ET5 hours ago
Farnaz Fassihi and Zane IrwinReporting from New York
Abbas presses the case for a Palestinian state in a videotaped address.
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The Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas renewed his call for a two-state solution in a videotaped address to the General Assembly on Thursday.CreditCredit...Caitlin Ochs/Reuters
The Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas renewed his call for a two-state solution in a videotaped address to the General Assembly on Thursday, as he accused Israel of prosecuting “a genocidal war” against Palestinians “that has created an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe.”
For the second year in a row, Mr. Abbas, 90, did not appear in person at the annual gathering because the Trump administration denied him a visa to travel to New York. The General Assembly requires all world leaders who give speeches to the body to show up at United Nations headquarters in New York for the event. But it can make an exception under extreme circumstances, and the U.N.’s 193 members voted last week, as they did last year, to allow Mr. Abbas to send a videotaped speech.
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Yonette Joseph
Sept. 24, 2026, 10:44 a.m. ET7 hours ago
Yonette Joseph
Abbas called on the U.N. to “ensure the viability of the two-state solution.” He added, “What is the international community waiting for in order to protect the Palestinian people, ensure their continued presence on their land, end the Israeli occupation and implement the two-state solution on the basis of international legitimacy?”
Max Bearak
Sept. 24, 2026, 10:42 a.m. ET7 hours ago
Max BearakReporting from New York
As he has for decades, Abbas argued wholeheartedly for a two-state solution. But he also said that his hopes for that are at a low point. “The danger is no longer limited to undermining the two-state solution and preventing the realization of the Palestinian state,” he said. “It has now come to threaten the very life and existence of the Palestinian people on their homeland.”
Farnaz Fassihi
Sept. 24, 2026, 10:41 a.m. ET7 hours ago
Farnaz FassihiReporting from New York
“The Palestinian people will not accept resettlement,” Abbas said, as his address drew to a close.
Israel has been accused of genocide in Gaza, and of pursuing policies that make a dignified life for Palestinians there impossible by destroying their homes, infrastructure, schools, universities and hospitals. Israel’s annexations of land in the West Bank for settlements has also been heavily criticized as an impediment to the creation of a Palestinian state.
“We will not leave our homeland,” Abbas insisted. “We will not accept resettlement. We will not allow anyone to decide for us.”
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Zane Irwin
Sept. 24, 2026, 10:37 a.m. ET7 hours ago
Zane IrwinReporting from New York
In his speech to the General Assembly, the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, voiced his support for UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees. Last month, Israeli forces raided a training college run by the agency. And in January, bulldozers leveled some structures in a compound that belonged to UNRWA, escalating Israel’s crackdown on the organization. The agency will hold a briefing at the U.N. later on Thursday.
Farnaz Fassihi
Sept. 24, 2026, 10:35 a.m. ET7 hours ago
Farnaz FassihiReporting from New York
Abbas said his party rejected attacks on civilians, terrorism and condemned antisemitism. “We hate it,” he said, adding: “We seek a democratic Palestinian state that respects the rule of law and human rights, a nonmilitarized state that lives in security and peace alongside the state of Israel. It is possible.”
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Farnaz Fassihi
Sept. 24, 2026, 10:31 a.m. ET7 hours ago
Farnaz FassihiReporting from New York
The Palestinian quest for statehood has widespread support at the U.N., with 157 out of 193 member states having recognized Palestine as an independent state. The U.N.’s official policy calls for the creation of an independent state of Palestine alongside the existing Israeli state.
Zane Irwin
Sept. 24, 2026, 10:28 a.m. ET7 hours ago
Zane IrwinReporting from New York
Abbas called the continued Israeli attacks in Gaza and settler violence in the West Bank “a malicious colonial scheme aimed at making the lives of Palestinians more difficult in their homeland and forcing them to leave it.” Israel has defended its presence in Gaza as necessary to prevent further attacks on its citizens by Hamas.
Farnaz Fassihi
Sept. 24, 2026, 10:27 a.m. ET7 hours ago
Farnaz FassihiReporting from New York
Abbas says he welcomed President Trump’s Board of Peace plan for Gaza. “However, regretfully, we have not seen any of this materialize on the ground,” he said. He said Israeli violence on Palestinians continued in Gaza and called for accelerating efforts to reunite Gaza and the West Bank for the creation of a single united state of Palestine.
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Farnaz Fassihi
Sept. 24, 2026, 10:23 a.m. ET7 hours ago
Farnaz FassihiReporting from New York
The General Assembly’s 193 members had voted on a resolution to allow Abbas to send a pre-recorded video speech.
Zane Irwin
Sept. 24, 2026, 10:22 a.m. ET7 hours ago
Zane IrwinReporting from New York
Abbas accused Israel of prosecuting “a genocidal war that has created an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe.” The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is scheduled to present his own case later on Thursday.
Zane Irwin
Sept. 24, 2026, 10:19 a.m. ET7 hours ago
Zane IrwinReporting from New York
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian leader, has begun speaking before the General Assembly. He addressed the gathering virtually for the second year in a row because the Trump administration refused to grant him a visa, which he called “unlawful” and “punitive.”
Isabel Kershner
Sept. 24, 2026, 4:08 a.m. ETSept. 24, 2026
Isabel KershnerReporting from Jerusalem
Beleaguered at home, Netanyahu heads to the U.N.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel speaking at his Likud party’s New Year event in Tel Aviv this month.Credit...Ariel Schalit/Associated Press
No matter how hostile the reception, for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, just being able to address the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday as the country’s leader is a personal win in itself.
Against the odds, he has survived politically, even after the policy, military and intelligence debacle that led up to the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel. His government is about to complete a full, if tumultuous, four-year term, the first Israeli coalition to have done so in more than 30 years.
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Liam Stack
Sally Goldenberg
Sept. 24, 2026, 3:00 a.m. ETSept. 24, 2026
Liam Stack and Sally Goldenberg
When protesters at the U.N. denounce Netanyahu, Mamdani won’t be among them.
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Zohran Mamdani ran for mayor of New York last year vowing to carry out an international arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, the next time Mr. Netanyahu visited the city.
But when the Israeli leader addresses the United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan on Thursday, with protesters expected to fill the streets to oppose him and Israel’s war in Gaza, the mayor will not be there to make good on his promise. He plans to be with the prime minister of the Netherlands, visiting an L.G.B.T.Q. center.
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Hannah Beech
Sept. 24, 2026, 12:01 a.m. ETSept. 24, 2026
Hannah Beech
From Nepal, a young leader makes a case for climate reparations.
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Balendra Shah, the former mayor of Kathmandu, during his campaign to become the next prime minister of Nepal, in February.Credit...Hannah Reyes Morales for The New York Times
He hides behind dark sunglasses, skips Parliament meetings and communicates mostly through social media posts. But in his six months in office, Balendra Shah, the 36-year-old prime minister of Nepal, has transformed into an avatar of politically engaged youth worldwide.
On his first trip overseas since taking office in March, Mr. Shah will address the United Nations General Assembly on an issue vital for many young people: climate reparations. Low-income countries have been battered by the effects of a global warming not of their own making. Last month, floods in Nepal caused by a glacial collapse left thousands of people dead or missing. Some scientists believe the deluge was exacerbated by climate change, and in his speech on Thursday, Mr. Shah is planning to ask heavy industrial polluters to pay up, his advisers said.
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