
"They Invented the Term": Netanyahu's UN Speech, Claim by Claim
Dozens of envoys walked out before he reached the substance. Which is a pity, because what followed was a list of specific, checkable factual claims — so we checked them.
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Benjamin Netanyahu first became Israel’s prime minister in 1996 and has held the office longer than anyone else. His career has been defined by hard-line security policy, confrontation with Iran and a long-running corruption trial.
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Dozens of envoys walked out before he reached the substance. Which is a pity, because what followed was a list of specific, checkable factual claims — so we checked them.
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Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the General Assembly on Thursday and has said he will "tell the truth" about Israel's conduct. Here is the argument he will make, stated as its defenders state it — and then the findings it…
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In the span of a few hours on June 1, 2026, the Middle East lurched through a full cycle of diplomacy, defiance, and collapse — and the United States sat at the centre of all of it.
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7 political cartoons and analyses since March 2026, most often alongside Israel, Iran and Lebanon.