Netanyahu calls UN walkout leaders moral cowards, Icelandic minister responds
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu labeled the diplomats who left his UN speech "moral cowards", and Iceland’s foreign minister publicly replied to the comment.
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What we know
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- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the leaders who walked out of his UN address "moral cowards".
- According to Al Jazeera English, Iceland’s foreign minister responded to Netanyahu after the remarks.
- The comment followed a walkout by several diplomats during his United Nations speech.
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Iceland’s foreign minister responded to Netanyahu after he called diplomats who walked out of his UN address “moral cowards”.
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Is this point wrong? Tell usAl Jazeera English“Iceland’s FM hit back at Netanyahu after he called diplomats who walked out of his UN address ‘moral cowards’”
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the leaders who walked out "moral cowards".
Confirmed by 2What the 2 sources said
Noticiário Antena 15h Cerca de 650 bombeiros combatem fogos de Odemira e Resende“Benjamin Netanyahu chamou -lhes cobardes morais e voltou a negar um genocídio em Gaza.”
Machine translation: Benjamin Netanyahu called them moral cowards and again denied a genocide in Gaza
Listen from 4:22Is this point wrong? Tell usThe Times of Israel Daily BriefingThe PM's speech: Fiery rhetoric, inside and outside the UN“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called them moral cowards.”
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Who reported it
- Noticiário Antena 1RTP (public broadcaster)
- The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
- Al Jazeera English
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