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Icelandic Foreign Minister Rejects Netanyahu Comment on UN Walkout

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Iceland's foreign minister sharply rejected Benjamin Netanyahu's label for diplomats who staged a UN walkout.

Iceland's foreign minister has criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for calling diplomats who walked out of his United Nations address moral cowards. Dozens of delegates walked out as Netanyahu took the stage at the UN General Assembly in New York, where he defended Israel's military actions. Icelandic officials rejected the characterization, defending the diplomats' decision to protest.

Dozens of delegates walked out during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the UN General Assembly.
Netanyahu labeled the departing diplomats moral cowards during his address.
Iceland's foreign minister publicly rejected Netanyahu's characterization of the walkout.

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Sep 24Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the UN General Assembly as dozens of diplomats walk out, calling those leaving 'moral cowards'.
Sep 27Iceland's foreign minister publicly rejects Netanyahu's criticism of the diplomatic walkout.

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Tensions at the UN General Assembly have escalated amid international criticism of Israel's military actions and diplomatic posture.

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Dozens of delegates walked out during Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the UN General Assembly, where he referred to those leaving as moral cowards.

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NetanyahuIsraeli–Palestinian conflictU.N.IcelandHuman rights

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