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US envoy criticises diplomats over walkout during Netanyahu’s UN address

US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz has criticized diplomats who walked out of the UN General Assembly hall as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the podium to deliver his address. In a post on social platform X, Waltz wrote, "Terrible to see all these ambassadors to the UN

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US envoy criticises diplomats over walkout during Netanyahu’s UN address

US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz has criticized diplomats who walked out of the UN General Assembly hall as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the podium to deliver his address.

In a post on social platform X, Waltz wrote, "Terrible to see all these ambassadors to the UN walk out on Israel".

Comparing the incident to the previous day's session, he added, "Not nearly as many walked out on Iran yesterday – even after they machine gunned 40,000 of their own people".

Dozens of foreign diplomats vacated their seats and exited the assembly hall as Netanyahu approached the speaker's stand, reports UNB, citing Al Jazeera.

Waltz has previously pushed to shield Israel from international scrutiny, advocated for unconditional weapon deliveries, and dismissed human rights oversight as measures intended to undermine a U.S. ally.​

 

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Hollywood stars among 100 arrested in NY anti-Netanyahu protest

Movie star Susan Sarandon and "Hacks" actress Hannah Einbinder were among a reported 100 people detained by police in New York on Thursday as they broke up a protest against the Israeli prime minister. AFP footage showed NYPD officers leading away cuffed "Thelma & Louise" star Sarandon at the...

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Hollywood stars among 100 arrested in NY anti-Netanyahu protest

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New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers detain US actress Susan Sarandon and pro-Palestinian demonstrators who were blocking First Avenue near the United Nations headquarters building, ahead of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, on 24 September, 2026. AFP

Movie star Susan Sarandon and "Hacks" actress Hannah Einbinder were among a reported 100 people detained by police in New York on Thursday as they broke up a protest against the Israeli prime minister.

AFP footage showed NYPD officers leading away cuffed "Thelma & Louise" star Sarandon at the demo in the city as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was readying to address the United Nations General Assembly.

The New York Post reported Einbinder had also been frog-marched from the demonstration organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, where protesters held banners that read "Stop Arming Israel" and "End the Genocide."

A spokesperson for the NYPD said officers had responded to reports of an "unscheduled demonstration" where people were blocking an intersection.

"Members of the NYPD Community Affairs Bureau issued... warnings, advising participants that they should leave," the spokesperson said.

"They continued to block the intersection. Multiple individuals who didn't comply were taken into custody," she said, without providing the number of people arrested.

Jewish Voice for Peace said on social media that over 100 people had been arrested.

"Over 400 people held a mass sit-in outside the UN demanding an end to the genocide and an end to US military funding to Israel," the organization said on X.

Actors Hannah Einbinder and Sarah Sherman take part in protest ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to the United Nations 81st General Assembly in New York City, US, 24 September, 2026. REUTERS

"We refuse to stand by while war criminals are given a platform to speak and while our government spends billions on war."

Inside the General Assembly, dozens of envoys from across the world walked out as Netanyahu began his speech, in which he assailed both enemies and allies that have crossed him in recent months, including Britain and France, which have recently moved to recognize the state of Palestine.

"They accuse Israel, tiny Israel, of colonialism -- some colonialism. And who's accusing us? Among them are people in Britain and in France. For God's sakes, they invented the term," he told the assembly.

Sarandon, whose movie hits also include "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," "Dead Man Walking" and "The Witches of Eastwick," is no stranger to protests over Israel's war in Gaza.

The US actress told journalists at the Venice Film Festival this month that she was losing work because of her outspoken views.

"I've still had movies taken away recently because there are agencies that are telling people not to hire me still. But that's the power structure," she said.

"I think there has been a change in terms of the understanding of the situation and the general public, but there are still very strongly held positions within my industry that are held by Zionists and who have not relaxed their feelings towards me.

"But I found my family, I found my people, and I'm okay," she added.​

 

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Hannah Einbinder calls for end to Gaza attacks after UN protest arrest

Einbinder was among several actors and other public figures detained as protesters blocked an intersection outside the UN ahead of Netanyahu’s address to the General Assembly.

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Hannah Einbinder calls for end to Gaza attacks after UN protest arrest

Hannah Einbinder has called on the US government to “bring an end” to Israel’s attacks on Gaza after the “Hacks” star was arrested during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s appearance at the United Nations in New York on Thursday.

Einbinder was among several actors and other public figures detained as protesters blocked an intersection outside the UN ahead of Netanyahu’s address to the General Assembly. Susan Sarandon was also arrested during the demonstration.

Following her release, Einbinder addressed the protest and her arrest in a statement posted to Instagram Stories. She said she hoped images of protesters being taken into custody would draw attention to the situation in Gaza and southern Lebanon.

“The US government has the power to bring an end to all of this killing, pillaging, and land theft, yet instead it chooses to welcome the butcher of Gaza with open arms,” she wrote, also criticising both Republicans and Democrats for their positions on the conflict.

“Let us not mistake the spectacle for the story: genocide is the headline, and it is time for it to end,” she added.

The protest was organised by Jewish Voice for Peace and took place as Netanyahu was preparing to address the UN General Assembly. The group said more than 100 people were arrested, while Reuters reported that at least 30 people, including Einbinder and Sarandon, were taken into custody.

Einbinder has previously spoken publicly about the Israel-Palestine conflict. In 2025, she used her Emmy acceptance speech to express support for Palestinians, ending her remarks with “free Palestine”.​