Sep 28, 2026 · 15 min
Netanyahu’s UN speech draws protests and delegate walkouts
Beans Talk | Netanyahu Addresses the UN
The episode examines how opposition to Israel’s government and alleged war crimes can be distinguished from antisemitism amid a highly charged public response.
- 1Netanyahu’s UN appearance prompted protests, criticism from Zohran Mamdani, and renewed attention to an International Criminal Court arrest warrant.
- 2The hosts separate condemnation of Israeli government conduct from hostility toward Jewish people while discussing arrests and Hannah Einbinder’s protest.
- 3Netanyahu denied genocide allegations in his speech as many UN delegates walked out, prompting comparisons with reactions to Donald Trump’s address.
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Many UN delegates walk out during or in response to Netanyahu’s speech, which denied genocide allegations and attacked Zohran Mamdani.
The brief
Alison Gill and Dana Goldberg open with Benjamin Netanyahu’s New York visit for the United Nations General Assembly, covering Zohran Mamdani’s criticism, the ICC arrest warrant, and protests outside the UN.
The hosts examine arrests and demonstrations, including Hannah Einbinder’s protest, while drawing a line between opposing Israeli government actions or alleged war crimes and hostility toward Jewish people.
Netanyahu’s speech denied that Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute genocide and attacked Mamdani; Alison and Dana note that many UN delegates walked out.
Alison emphasizes that the protests were peaceful and focused on Netanyahu’s conduct rather than Jewish identity, before the episode pivots to a comic toddler-and-father exchange.
The closing recommendations point listeners toward related MSW Media programming, including interviews with Mark Hamill, Brian Karem, Kathy Griffin, Gloria Johnson, and Glenn Kirschner.