‘We Rose and Fought Like Lions’: Netanyahu Addresses UN General Assembly
“The days when Jews were defenseless victims marched to the slaughter, those days are over.”
Amid an orchestrated uproar and a walkout by anti-Israel diplomats, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a defiant address at the United Nations General Assembly, calling those leaving the hall “moral cowards.”
In a 40-minute address, Prime Minister Netanyahu highlighted Israel’s decisive successes on the battlefield while calling out the relentless campaign of lies, media bias, and orchestrated protests aimed at his country.
“We rose and fought like lions,” the prime minister said, praising the Israeli armed forces battling Hamas and the Iran-led axis of terror since October 7, 2023.
Recalling the Mossad’s pager operation against the Iranian proxy terror group Hezbollah two years ago, he asked: “Remember the beepers? Remember these things? The days when Jews were defenseless victims marched to the slaughter, those days are over.”
“Hezbollah certainly remembers them,” he quipped, holding the pager device in his hand.
Netanyahu: "Remember the beepers (pagers)? Hezbollah certainly remembers" pic.twitter.com/W11O0YdjeR
— Israel National News – Arutz Sheva (@ArutzSheva_En) September 24, 2026
Thanking the U.S. and President Donald Trump, he declared that “In this battle against the barbarians, we’ve had no greater partner than President Trump. I thank him for his bold leadership.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has "no greater partner" than President Trump: "I thank him for his bold leadership… Israel and America acted together, not only to protect ourselves, but to save civilization." pic.twitter.com/6CZiCljief
— CSPAN (@cspan) September 24, 2026
He also took on Zohran Mamdani, “the antisemitic mayor of New York,” The Times of Israel reported:
He calls Mamdani a supporter of Hamas, and claims that the mayor invited into his home a journalist who refused to release footage of “Hamas terrorists beating and torturing Israeli hostages.” He also pans Mamdani’s wife for liking anti-Israel posts.
“You can’t silence me. You can’t silence the truth,” he says to Mamdani, who has called for Netanyahu’s arrest on war crimes charges at the International Criminal Court, and has called him a “war criminal.” Netanyahu denies the charges.
“Israel didn’t commit genocide. Israel prevented genocide,” says Netanyahu, saying Mamdani’s “Hamas buddies” would have killed every last Jew if they could have.
He calls Mamdani “antisemitic,” and says in his city Jews are stabbed and targeted simply for being Jews.
“The days when Jews were defenseless victims marched to the slaughter, those days are over,” he declares. “Today we have a state. Today we have an army.”
He urges Jews to “raise your heads high” and for everyone else to join the fight against “the barbarians.”
🔴 Netanyahu directs message at Mamdani: Since you have been mayor Jews do not feel safe in New York- You tried to silence me, you can't silence the truth pic.twitter.com/B9qyj7xLnn
— i24NEWS English (@i24NEWS_EN) September 24, 2026
“We are going to win; we have no other choice,” Prime Minister Netanyahu said at least twice during his address, emphasizing that Israel is locked in an existential battle and remains determined to prevail.
Prime Minister Netanyahu quoted Mark Twain, stating that staying true to their values has helped the Jews “beat the odds of history.”
He continued: “The tyrannies which have tried to destroy us have failed time and again, and God willing, they’ll continue to fail. If we muster our courage, if we steel our resolve, we will continue to win. As the Bible says, ‘the eternity of Israel will not falter’. The reason is simple. We have no other choice.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara Netanyahu have landed in the U.S. a short while ago ahead of the Prime Minister's address at the UN General Assembly.
Video: Omer Miron (GPO) pic.twitter.com/Fi3pFyXu1C
— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) September 24, 2026
Ahead of his flight, Prime Minister Netanyahu fired back at New York’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani for his baseless allegation against him and the Israeli military, which is fighting a multi-front war against Hamas and the Iran-led axis of terror.
“Shame on you for inciting riots against New York Jews,” he said in a video on X. “I’m coming to the U.N. I’m going to tell the truth about our heroic soldiers, and I’m going to tell the truth about you.”
ממדאני – אני בא לאו״ם כדי להילחם על האמת של החיילים הגיבורים שלנו – וכדי לחשוף את האמת עליך! pic.twitter.com/141PPbSFHm
— Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) September 22, 2026
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Charles Carroll left Ben Gates’s great-great-grandfather with this riddle: “The secret lies with Charlotte.”
The riddle we face today is, “The secret lies with Muslims” which is: If they had their way, Muslims would kill every single Jewish man, woman and child on the face of this earth.
The UN can put that in their Genocide Pipe and smoke it.
“Since you have been mayor Jews do not feel safe in New York”
To be frank, regardless of who is mayor, I have never felt safe in New York.
I did but that was a different time when there was zero tolerance for any crime.
Doesn’t Mossad operate world wide? Zohran Mamdummy might have to grow eyes into the back of his head or not use pagers.
Seriously — no one uses pagers anymore except actors in 1990s TV series or third-world terrorists.
Diplomats from more than 50 nations walked out when Netanyahu came forward to speak showing that the Nations are not United and that the whole thing is a farce.
I noticed the 3 screenshots of Trump, Bibi, & Milei show all 3 wearing blue suits with red ties while at the UN. Is there any significance to their wardrobe choices? I’m not a sharp dresser by any means but know that color choices and the venue in which they’re worn can be connected.