Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the UN General Assembly drew on personal memories of the 1967 Six-Day War, as well as the operation in Entebbe, Uganda, where his brother Yoni was killed.
The Israeli prime minister devoted most of his speech to Iran and the decision to eliminate its nuclear program, as well as Hamas and Hezbollah in the context of what has happened in the Gaza Strip since 2023.
A speech that, however, took place in a half-empty hall, as dozens of members of the delegations left the moment the Israeli prime minister took the stage.
He initially observed what was happening without comment, waiting for them to leave before he began to speak. "If there are any more moral cowards, let them leave," he said before beginning his speech.
His speech was full of references to Turkey and Erdogan, who, as the Israeli prime minister said, "calls for the destruction of Israel and almost every day says he will become the leader of Jerusalem."
"No, sir, you will not. This is our country, our city, our eternal capital," he replied to the Turkish prime minister.
Turkey is the country that shelters Hamas and spreads lies, he stressed, and even called Recep Tayyip Erdogan a "tyrant," saying that Turkey "has killed thousands of Kurds, illegally occupied the northern part of Cyprus, threatens Greece, and imprisons journalists."
He first recalled what he had said in 2012 regarding the nuclear bomb that Iran was preparing, which at that time was 90% complete in the process, according to what Netanyahu was saying at the time. ©LAPSI.al
