{
  "id": 9657445,
  "title": "New Yorkers Lined the Streets Against Benjamin Netanyahu’s Visit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/new-yorkers-lined-the-streets-against-benjamin-netanyahus-visit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T00:06:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mother Jones",
    "slug": "mother-jones",
    "url": "https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/israel-gaza-protest-netanyahu-new-york-united-nations-speech/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New Yorkers demonstrated against Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the United Nations General Assembly on September 24. Hundreds of people formed a human chain across the road leading to the UN complex before thousands of protesters marched in surrounding streets with Palestinian flags. Mayor Zohran Mamdani described Netanyahu as a war criminal and an architect of genocide, aligning with the International Criminal Court's stance on accountability. Progressive elected officials and celebrities participated in the protests, some of whom were arrested. The protesters called for divesting city pension funds from Israel bonds, cracking down on illegal land sales, and investigating charities that profit from supplying military equipment to settlements. Despite the ongoing killing in Gaza, few were interested in Netanyahu's justifications for his presence in New York.",
  "summary": "In the early months of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, the streets of New York were filled with protests. Hundreds of people were arrested, bridges and tunnels were blocked; the Statue of Liberty was at one point taken over. In the ensuing years, with Trump’s repression of the movement for Palestine—deporting, jailing, and otherwise silencing many […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Hundreds demonstrate against Netanyahu's UN visit on September 24",
    "Mayor calls Netanyahu a war criminal and architect of genocide",
    "Protesters demand divestment, crackdown on illegal land sales"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The strong public backlash against Benjamin Netanyahu's visit signals a shift in New York's tolerance for rhetoric justifying military actions in Gaza, as critics increasingly hold leaders accountable.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}