"Thousands of New Yorkers joined world diplomats in giving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the cold shoulder as he spoke at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Protesters on Friday morning rallied against the Israeli prime minister on the streets of New York City as dozens of delegates marched out of the UN Assembly hall when he began his speech on the fourth day of the General Debate."
"Al-Sharif Nassef, who was participating in the New York protest, said it was a shame that Netanyahu was in the city instead of The Hague to answer to his alleged war crimes at the International Criminal Court (ICC), which issued an arrest warrant for him last year. All the New Yorkers who are here today support his arrest. He is not welcome here, Nassef told Al Jazeera."
Thousands of New Yorkers and world diplomats protested Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Dozens of delegates walked out of the UN Assembly hall during his speech. Diplomats from the Hague Group met nearby to discuss concrete measures, including sanctions, over Israel's nearly two-year assault on Gaza. Protesters in New York carried an effigy of Netanyahu in handcuffs and marched from Times Square to a park near the UN, waving Palestinian flags and chanting for a free Palestine and an arms embargo. An ICC arrest warrant exists for Netanyahu, creating calls for his detention, but US non‑membership in the ICC raises legal uncertainty about any arrest by local authorities.
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