Welcome Israel’s PM Netanyahu outside the U.N.
Sept. 24, 2026. The Welcome for PM Netanyahu was overshadowed by the From The River to the Sea protestors:
”Netanyahu in a bunker, we will put you six feet under.”
Earlier, I began this report across from the U.N., where I found the ”Welcome Netanyahu” Rally difficult to find and oddly thin.
Flickr Slide Show Welcoming the Prime Minister
WHAT HAPPENED?
According to the Herut NYC organizers, when they arrived at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, it was already occupied by numerous groups, including organizations opposed to Prime Minister Netanyahu.
Herut NYC had an approved NYC Parks facility permit for its “Welcome Netanyahu” rally in the Main Plaza for September 24 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Their permit lists their status in the Plaza as Approved.
So, the Herut organizer asked an NYPD officer where the area designated for Herut was located. The officer responded,
“Pick One.”
Apparently, the NYPD didn’t honor the paid permit for the Pro-Israel Rally to “Welcome Netanyahu” forcing them in to a corner
that wasn’t easily seen.
Herut North America Seeks Answers
“This was not a question of whether we had a permit—we did,” said Karen Lichtbraun, Community Leader of Herut New York City. “Our organization followed the city’s permitting process, paid the required fee, received an approved permit, and arrived at the designated location expecting to be able to hold our permitted event. Instead, we were told to find whatever space was left. That raises legitimate questions about how permits were being administered and enforced that day.”
Meanwhile, hostile demonstrators compared Israeli Prime Minister to Satan and called Israel a ‘child killer regime,’ during their protests outside the U.N.
Anti-Zionist protesters put
Netanyahu effigy in a noose
.More of what I observed at 46th street from the
“YOU are Not WELCOMED Here, Netanyahu” protestors–
Flickr Slide Show
Netanyahu’s Address link has video
Israeli leader at UN: ‘We’re going to win. We have no other choice’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a defiant speech at the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, 2026, defending Israel’s military actions and prompting a mass walkout by diplomats. [1, 2]
Mr. Netanyahu noted that, for the past three years, Israel has been fighting on seven fronts – “Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, Iran, militias in Iraq, militias in Syria, Palestinian terrorists in Judea and Samaria.”
Citing an “eighth front” in Israel’s war for survival, Mr. Netanyahu accused international media, social media and several governments of spreading anti-Israel and antisemitic narratives, singling out Qatar and Türkiye.
The Walkout: Dozens of delegates streamed out of the General Assembly Hall as Netanyahu took the podium. He called the departing diplomats “moral cowards”. [1, 2]
So, you gotta ASK
• How were multiple groups assigned space at DagHammarskjold Plaza on September 24?
• Were all organizations subject to the same permitting and space-allocation procedures?
• Who handled enforcing the approved permits on site?
Can Zionists no longer rally for Israel on the streets of NYC ?
Netanyahu continued, “Mr. Mamdani, you tried to stop me from coming here. You tried to silence me. Well, you can’t silence me. You can’t silence the truth.”
He also took a swipe at the Mayor of New York City, claiming that Jews no longer felt safe there,
And THAT’S the TRUTH
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[Where indicated photos and videos property of Pamela Hall-VSB]