Pro-Palestinian protesters march to the UN as Netanyahu addresses General Assembly

(26 Sep 2025)
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New York - 26 September 2025
1. Protesters marching on the street towards United Nations headquarters, holding signs and chanting
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Nidaa Lafi, protester, organizer with the Palestinian Youth movement:
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"Thousands of people came out to the streets of New York City to protest against him (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu) being here, against his address (to the General Assembly), and against the two years of ongoing genocide that the U.S. has supported Israel throughout."
3. Various of protesters gathered near the UN headquarters chanting, holding signs
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Nidaa Lafi, protester, organizer with the Palestinian Youth movement:
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"People see the true through these lies. We saw today, so many people got up and walked out of Netanyahu's address, right? And that's indicative of how much the narrative and the truth has really prevailed in the past two years. World leaders can say what they want to say, they can spew the narratives they want spew, but the truth is the people are watching a genocide, and the people are seeing through that."
5. Various of protesters gathered, listening to speakers
6. Close of sign reading (English) "Stand with Palestine! End the occupation now!"
7. Pan of protesters listening to Colombian President Gustavo Petro speak
8. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Gustavo Petro, President of Colombia:
"The history of humanity has shown us over the millennia that when diplomacy ends, we must move to another phase of the fight."
9. Wide of protesters listening to Petro
STORYLINE:
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the General Assembly Friday, hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered a few blocks from the U.N. headquarters in New York and marched on the street toward the building.

Protesters held Palestinian flags and signs calling for the end of U.S. aid to Israel and for a free Palestine.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro joined the protests making an impromptu speech to a crowd.

In his speech to the General Assembly, Netanyahu told fellow world leaders that Israel “must finish the job” against Hamas in Gaza.

He gave a defiant speech despite growing international isolation over his refusal to end the devastating war in Gaza and said Israel wouldn't buckle under the pressure.

Dozens of delegates from multiple nations walked out of the U.N. General Assembly hall as he began speaking.

Responding to countries’ recent decisions to recognize Palestinian statehood, Netanyahu said it would encourage terrorism against Jews and others.

Israel’s campaign was triggered when Hamas-led militants stormed into Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing around 1,200 people and taking 251 hostage. Forty-eight captives remain in Gaza, around 20 of them believed by Israel to be alive.

Israel’s campaign in Gaza has killed more than 65,000 people and wounded more than 167,000 others, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

AP video by Mary Conlon and Ted Shaffrey

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