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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds up a map Friday while speaking at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters. Stefan Jeremiah/AP |
As he has often in the past at the United Nations, Netanyahu held up a visual aid — a map of the region titled "THE CURSE." He marked it up with a large marker. He ascended the podium wearing a special hostages pin with a QR code that leads to a site about Oct. 7 that was established specially for international public diplomacy needs. The members of the prime minister's delegation, ministers and those accompanying him also wore identical pins.
Netanyahu also frequently praised President Donald Trump, his chief ally in his political and military approach in the region. Netanyahu said the changes across the Mideast have created new opportunities. He said Israel has begun negotiations with Syria aimed at reaching security arrangements with the country's new government.
Back in the Mideast, the Israeli government was taking steps to ensure that those in Gaza and others heard what he had to say. The military set up loudspeakers at the Israel-Gaza border to blast his words into the territory. And in an "unprecedented operation," the prime minister's office said the Israeli army would take over the mobile phones of Gaza residents and Hamas operatives and his speech would be broadcast live through the mobile devices.
It was not immediately clear if that happened, or to what extent. AP journalists inside Gaza saw no immediate evidence of Netanyahu's speech being broadcast on phones there...."
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