{
  "id": 9471783,
  "title": "UN-Versammlung: Protest und Widerstand – Netanjahu in New York erwartet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/un-versammlung-protest-und-widerstand-netanjahu-in-new-york-erwartet",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T02:30:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/un-versammlung-protest-und-widerstand-netanjahu-in-new-york-erwartet/100256997.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Netanjahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, is set to attend the United Nations with expectations of protests and dissent from the international community. On the sidelines of UN Week, large-scale demonstrations against the Israeli politician are anticipated, with New York City's Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, calling for them. Netanjahu plans to use his UN address as an opportunity to confront the Democratic Party. Internationally, Netanjahu is primarily criticized for Israel's actions in Gaza. The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for him on allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Gaza conflict has also severely strained Israel's international relations. Several states have since recognized Palestine as a state, but Germany remains uninvolved. Mamdani is one of the most prominent pro-Palestinian politicians in the US and a strong critic of Netanjahu. As the incumbent Mayor, he had threatened to arrest Netanjahu as a city official if he attended the annual UN assembly. However, Netanjahu is unlikely to face arrest, as Mamdani declared in July that he was not authorized to enforce the ICC's arrest warrant against Netanjahu. Israeli media reported that Netanjahu would avoid landing at a New York airport. New York borders New Jersey, which houses Newark Airport. Mamdani's threats have made it impossible for Netanjahu to avoid landing at a New York airport, according to UN Ambassador Danny Danon. Danon accused Mamdani, a Muslim, of fueling anti-Semitism in New York. Netanjahu announced in a video message that he would expose Mamdani and accuse him of supporting the Islamic terrorist organization Hamas and inciting riots against Jewish New Yorkers. According to the Israeli news outlet \"ynet\", Netanjahu is expected to only stay in the US for a few hours, making his visit there unusually brief. The UN General Assembly is likely to see few meetings with high-ranking officials from other countries on the sidelines of the assembly. In previous years, the General Assembly was marked by the Gaza conflict, with several states using the occasion to announce the recognition of Palestine as a state. At the beginning of Netanyahu's speech, dozens of diplomats were reported to have walked out in protest. Netanyahu spoke to a largely empty hall. This year, the Palestinian delegation has been called upon to signal against Netanyahu and leave the room. The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was denied a visa by the US for the second time in a row, so he will speak via video link. Concerns over the escalation of the Ukraine war dominated the previous day's UN discussions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed their concerns about the conflict spreading to other countries. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov clarified that his country would not agree to an energy arms embargo. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said in New York that Russia's hybrid attacks had reached a new level. Baerbock referred to a drone incident at Leipzig Airport in early August, attributed to Russian forces, targeting Ukrainian freight planes.",
  "summary": "Demonstrationen auf den Straßen und Protest bei den Vereinten Nationen: Israels Ministerpräsident Netanjahu steht in New York ein Auftritt unter schwierigen Vorzeichen bevor.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}