Netanyahu calls Mideast conflicts choice between 'blessing or a curse,' warns about Israel's 'long arm'
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a stirring speech before the General Assembly in order to "set the record straight" and defend his approach to combating Iran-backed proxy groups.
Peter Aitken is a Fox News Digital reporter with a focus on national and global news.
Netanyahu took the podium in front of a partially empty General Assembly, with some delegates walking out, but those who gathered to hear him offered raucous applause ahead of his speech. Seemingly absent from the speech was the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who was hosting a global health security event on the sidelines of UNGA.
He revealed that he almost did not attend the U.N. High-Level Week, but he felt a need to "set the record straight," which included laying out the choice the world faces.