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Israeli PM calls delegates ‘moral cowards’ amid walkouts at UNGA (Video)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyawu has described some delegates at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting in New York as “moral cowards” for staging a walkout as soon as he took the podium to give his address. Several country delegates had staged a walk out from the UNGA hall as Netanyahu began his speech. […] The post Israeli PM calls delegates ‘moral cowards’ amid walkouts at…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has referred to some delegates at the United Nations General Assembly as "moral cowards" after a group of country representatives walked out during his speech. The walkouts occurred as soon as Netanyahu began addressing the 81st UNGA, with delegates from countries such as Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Algeria, Iran, Malaysia, Montenegro, and Kyrgyzstan leaving the hall.

Netanyahu responded by calling for any remaining moral cowards to leave as well, drawing cheers from his supporters inside the venue.

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