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Mamdani hits back at Netanyahu after UNGA speech, accuses Israeli PM of spreading ‘baseless lies’
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The prime minister of Israel is the head of government and chief executive of the State of Israel.
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Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is an Israeli politician and diplomat who has served as Prime Minister of Israel since 2022. Having previously held office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2009 to 2021, Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving prime minister.
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The United Nations General Assembly is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as its main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ. Currently in its 81st session, its powers, composition, functions, and procedures are set out in Chapter IV of the United Nations Charter.
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The Israeli leader labels those who left his speech at the UN General Assembly as "moral cowards".
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu faced jeers and a walkout at the UNGA as he attacked allies and adversaries amid a tense reelection campaign.