Key facts
- Over 100 people were arrested outside the UN headquarters in New York during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Actors Susan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder were among those detained by the NYPD.
- The protest drew hundreds of Jewish, Palestinian, Iranian, and Lebanese New Yorkers.
- Benjamin Netanyahu delivered an address to the UN, decrying what he called a global anti-Jewish conspiracy and criticizing critics of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Over 100 people were arrested outside the UN headquarters in New York as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered an address to the UN. Among those detained were actors Susan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder.
Netanyahu's speech to the UN decried what he described as a global anti-Jewish conspiracy and criticized those highlighting the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. He referred to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as a "tyrant" and called the mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, "antisemitic." Netanyahu asserted that Israel's actions in Gaza were the "opposite of genocide."
The protest, which drew hundreds of participants including Jewish, Palestinian, Iranian, and Lebanese New Yorkers, took place as Netanyahu addressed the General Assembly. Earlier, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas stated his delegation was "unlawfully" denied visas by the Trump administration to attend the meeting. Dozens of delegates walked out of the General Assembly Hall as Netanyahu began his speech.