# Tensions rise outside UN ahead of Netanyahu speech

> Demonstrators protest outside UN as Netanyahu prepares Gaza address.
- Title: Tensions rise outside UN ahead of Netanyahu speech | Shortify
- Summary: Demonstrators protest outside UN as Netanyahu prepares Gaza address. Netanyahu plans UN speech to address Gaza war and antisemitism after mayor criticized…
- Keywords: united nations, netanyahu, gaza war, antisemitism, mayor mamdani, protest, un general assembly, news, local, Tensions, rise, outside
- Source: ABC7 New York — https://abc7ny.com/post/benjamin-netanyahu-address-demonstrators-protest-outside-united-nations-ahead-general-assembly-speech/19863326
- Published: 2026-09-24T03:20:28+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: united nations, netanyahu, gaza war, antisemitism, mayor mamdani, protest, un general assembly, news, local
## Demonstrators gather outside UN
Demonstrators gathered outside the United Nations on Wednesday night ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to the U.N. General Assembly.
## Pro-Palestinian protester comments
Pro-Palestinian protester Kylian Amato said, 'The one inciting violence is the one claiming there will be no Palestinian state'.

> The one inciting violence is the one claiming there will be no Palestinian state
## Rabbi Levine reports attack
Rabbi Yosie Levine of The Jewish Center described a congregant attacked by a man yelling Allahu Akbar with a screwdriver.
## Rabbi blames mayor for antisemitism
Rabbi Yosie Levine blamed Mayor Zohran Mamdani for contributing to antisemitism and the rise in violence.
## Netanyahu posts defense video
Netanyahu posted a video in Hebrew saying, 'we are departing tonight for New York to defend Israel' and 'there will be surprises'.

> we are departing tonight for New York to defend Israel
## Netanyahu's Gaza speech plan
Netanyahu plans to use his speech to confront Mayor Mamdani and reference Hamas attack deaths of 1,200 Israelis and over 70,000 Palestinians.
## Key takeaway

Netanyahu plans UN speech to address Gaza war and antisemitism after mayor criticized his leadership.