Dozens of
delegates streamed out of the United Nations Hall on Thursday as Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mounted a forceful defense of Israel’s regional
military actions.
The walkout
highlighted the intense, competing pressures confronting Israel’s leader, who
battles growing international isolation over the Gaza war while campaigning at
home for an upcoming 27 October election.
As diplomats
exited in protest, Netanyahu labeled the departing officials “moral cowards,”
whil...
