Transcript [00:00] New York is hosting Iran's president [00:02] this week. Yet, the political drama is [00:05] focused on whether Israel's prime [00:07] minister can walk into the United [00:08] Nations and defend his country without [00:11] being treated like a criminal. Shalom [00:13] from Israel. I'm Kan Napali with the [00:16] latest update from the Middle East. [00:35] If you want to understand the moral [00:37] confusion surrounding Israel right now, [00:40] look at what's happening in New York [00:41] City. The UN General Assembly has [00:44] opened. Nearly 200 delegations are in [00:47] the city. Security is intense. Streets [00:49] are closed. Leaders are meeting behind [00:51] closed doors. And in the middle of it, [00:54] Iran's foreign minister has arrived in [00:56] New York with Iran's president coming as [01:00] well. The regime that funds terrorism, [01:04] backs the youth, and has made the [01:06] destruction of Israel part of its [01:07] ideology is in New York for the United [01:11] Nations. Now, many of you are probably [01:14] asking, how is this allowed? Why are [01:16] they even there? I wish that they were [01:19] not there, but there is an explanation [01:21] to that. The United Nations permitted a [01:23] smaller Iranian delegation to attend [01:25] because as the host country of the UN, [01:28] it has obligations to allow delegations [01:32] access. But what he did it it did place [01:36] the the delegation under travel [01:37] restrictions and restrictions on luxury [01:40] purchases. I don't know if it's standard [01:43] or it's just specifically for the regime [01:45] delegation from Iran. Uh the restriction [01:48] on the luxury purchases, but that's [01:50] interesting. So that's the legal [01:53] explanation. But from a political [01:55] standpoint, the image is still very [01:58] clear. Iran, the one that launched [02:01] attacks all across the Middle East, [02:03] including at Mecca with back with youth [02:07] backed missiles, uh that is behind [02:09] attacks in Europe, planned attacks in [02:11] Australia, [02:13] is in the room. It's in New York City [02:15] and Israel is the country being [02:18] lectured. President Trump used his UN [02:21] speech to draw the line clearly, at [02:23] least in in my opinion. [02:25] >> But I have a big decision to make. [02:28] Will a deal be made with Iran that lets [02:32] them rebuild and create a far greater [02:35] country than it ever was before? Maybe [02:39] one of the greatest in the Middle East [02:40] or even the world. [02:43] Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic [02:47] and do it quickly, never giving them a [02:49] chance to kill and destroy people and [02:52] countries again? Do I drive them into [02:55] hell with no chance of survival and no [02:58] hope of future greatness or generations? [03:02] He said that he would never allow Iran [03:04] to have a nuclear weapon. He also said [03:07] there are continuing contacts with Iran [03:11] and that he believes a settlement can [03:13] eventually be reached. [03:17] I know it sounds confusing. My view on [03:20] this is very simple. Talk if talking [03:22] serves security. Negotiate if [03:25] negotiation creates a real result. But [03:29] never confuse dialogue with safety. [03:32] Israel has lived through too many rounds [03:34] of international optimism about Iran. [03:37] Every time we hear maybe this time they [03:39] have changed, the regime uses the time [03:42] to strengthen itself, arm its proxies, [03:45] or improve its leverage. Iranian leaders [03:48] do not need to fire a missile directly [03:51] at Israel every day to threaten Israel. [03:54] They have built a network designed to [03:56] surround us. Bal in Lebanon, Kamas and [03:59] Palestin Palestinian Islamic Jihad in [04:01] Gaza, the youth is in Yemen, militias in [04:03] Iraq and Syria. And I believe President [04:06] Trump understands this very well, but he [04:09] also understands that the American [04:11] public is not in favor of conflict with [04:13] Iran right now because of the rise in [04:15] fuel prices. Add to that the midterm [04:17] elections that are around the corner. [04:19] Trump doesn't want to risk losing his [04:23] grip on power and therefore he will [04:26] probably let only talks to at least show [04:29] that he believes any word that's coming [04:31] out of this regime delegation, the [04:35] current regime in Iran. Um, but here's [04:38] the thing, it's only smart if you have [04:42] something else up your sleeve. And I [04:45] think that Trump is smart. He understand [04:48] he he doesn't need to understand he has [04:51] experience with this that every time the [04:53] United States negotiated with Iran they [04:55] said one thing in English and then acted [04:58] very differently in Persian. So I think [05:01] that they know that talks will not [05:04] really produce anything other than [05:06] buying time and I think that the time [05:08] that the US wants to buy is after the [05:12] midterm elections but then of course [05:14] things can change because who knows how [05:16] the balance of power is going to look [05:18] like in the US. I think that Israel [05:21] needs to understand from this that it's [05:23] on its own and we should not count on [05:26] anybody else other than ourselves when [05:29] it comes to safeguarding our security [05:31] and also acting against Iran because [05:34] also mind you um there is now a little [05:37] bit of drama with Saudi Arabia that came [05:40] under attack by the by the youth. Saudi [05:43] Arabia asked Trump for help. Trump said, [05:45] "Hey, we put America first. You're on [05:48] your own." basically. Um, and they kind [05:51] of did the same thing to Israel when uh [05:53] they struck this deal with the youth. [05:56] The youth told uh the Trump [05:58] administration that they will stop [06:01] targeting US ships in the Red Sea or [06:05] anything uh related to the US, but they [06:10] did not include Israel in this. And when [06:12] Israel turned to the US, the US said [06:14] that look, we serve our part and our [06:18] country. And Israel uh Israel managed to [06:22] defend itself very well. So the reason [06:24] I'm saying this is we have done this in [06:26] the past and we should know how to do [06:28] this now with Iran. With that being [06:31] said, let's now turn to our favorite guy [06:35] in New York City, the most pro-Israel [06:37] man you'll ever meet, beloved Zoran [06:40] Mdani. I'm joking. Of course, Mayor [06:42] Zoran Amdani is responsible for helping [06:45] lead the city through UN General [06:47] Assembly security. In the official [06:50] security briefing, he said there were no [06:52] known specific or credible threats to [06:55] the UN or the city, those security would [06:58] be elevated as normal precaution. So [07:02] that's what they said in the official [07:04] briefing. But we all remember how Amdani [07:07] had a very strong opinion about [07:09] arresting Netanyahu and bringing him [07:11] before court in the H. He published a [07:14] whole video dedicated just to that. But [07:16] it seems like the same mayor Mamani is [07:21] not worried at all about the president [07:23] of of Iran together with the Iranian [07:25] delegation being present in New York [07:27] City. He did not make any remarks about [07:30] arresting them or about the 40,000 [07:33] Iranian people killed in protest for [07:36] freedom in Iran and how the regime cut [07:39] the internet to hide the truth from the [07:40] world. Manny is not worried at all about [07:43] that. He didn't make a video about [07:45] Iranianbacked missiles fired at Mecca, [07:48] the most important city to Sunni [07:50] Muslims. That's because he is a [07:53] hypocrite. You cannot claim to care [07:55] about peace, cla claim to care about [07:58] civilians, claim to care about an [08:00] international law and then treat the [08:02] Iranian regime as if it's just another [08:04] normal government with a normal foreign [08:06] minister in town for a conference. The [08:09] Iranian regime has openly threatened [08:12] Israel. It also called America the big [08:15] Satan. It has armed terror organizations [08:18] across the region that also threaten and [08:21] target US troops. And the UN Security [08:24] Council itself condemned Iranian attacks [08:27] this year against multiple Middle [08:29] Eastern states and called for an end to [08:32] threats against maritime trade and [08:34] support for proxy groups. So the [08:37] question is not whether Iran deserves a [08:40] seat at the UN under international [08:42] agreements. That is a separate legal [08:44] legal issue. The question is why the [08:46] loudest moral anger at the UN is and at [08:50] Israel, the country defending its [08:52] citizens rather than the regime that [08:54] finances the terror network threatening [08:57] those citizens. [09:00] And then we have Lula, the Lula meeting. [09:03] Brazilian President Lula met Dani in New [09:07] York before the general debate opened. [09:10] two socialist friends who share in [09:13] common the hate for capitalism and free [09:15] markets. Lula then used his general [09:18] assembly platform to accuse the Netanyao [09:22] government of genocide in Gaza. King [09:24] Abdullah of Jordan went beyond [09:26] criticism. He spoke about sanctions, [09:29] asset freezes, embargos, and diplomatic [09:31] isolation as possible tools against [09:34] Israel. [09:36] I'll just have to quickly add here that [09:39] it looks like the king of Jordan forgets [09:41] that he and his country is getting every [09:44] year 50 million cubic meters of water [09:47] from Israel as part of the peace [09:48] agreement. Perhaps we should stop giving [09:50] Jordan water for his behavior. Maybe [09:53] then he will learn how to behave. [09:55] Turkey's Erdogan used the most [09:57] outrageous language of all, calling Gaza [10:00] a concentration camp and accusing Israel [10:03] of a genocidal mindset. Now, [10:08] if you ask me, you know, the first [10:11] thought would be to say, don't pay [10:13] attention to to these leaders. But I [10:15] think these leaders do deserve attention [10:17] because they are not random activists [10:19] shouting outside the UN gates. They are [10:22] presidents and kings using their [10:24] national platforms [10:27] to push hatred against Israel rather [10:29] than to push their countries. Like think [10:31] how insane it is that these world [10:34] leaders [10:36] use the platform of the UN to instead of [10:40] you know glorify their countries or talk [10:42] about what their country is contributing [10:44] to the world just spread hate against [10:47] the one and only Jewish state just let [10:50] that sit with you for a second you know [10:52] but their speeches also reveal the [10:54] weakness of their argument actually [10:56] because they speak about Gaza while [10:58] kamas disappears from their story They [11:00] speak about about humanitarian suffering [11:03] while barely confronting the group that [11:05] started the war, took hostages, fired [11:08] from civilian areas, and has every [11:10] interest in keeping the war alive. They [11:13] speak about international law while [11:15] Iran's proxies terrorize the region. and [11:18] they demand Israel's isolation while [11:21] ignoring the fact that Israel is the [11:22] only country in this conflict being [11:24] asked to accept a terror army next door [11:28] and call it peace. Now the UN uh [11:32] secretary general Antonio Gutirez also [11:35] made comments. Guterist condemned [11:37] Kamas's October 7 attacks as [11:40] abhorrent terror attacks. Okay, good. [11:43] That must be said every time. But then [11:46] he called the war that followed an [11:48] onslaught on Palestinians and said [11:51] Israel's conduct in Judea and Samaria [11:54] was raising the spectre of ethnic [11:57] cleansing. [11:59] You cannot speak honestly about Gaza [12:01] without speaking honestly about October [12:03] 7 and Kamas. Israel did not invade Gaza [12:06] to conquer it for fun. Israel went for [12:09] war because kamas crossed into Israeli [12:11] communities, murdered families, [12:13] kidnapped civilians, and announced it [12:16] wanted to do it again. That does not [12:19] mean every military decision is beyond [12:21] criticism. Democracies must examine [12:23] themselves. Israel does. I don't know [12:25] the last time that our enemies examined [12:28] their actions and whether or not it [12:30] followed international law. Actually, [12:32] would be a comedy show. But it does mean [12:35] there is no moral equivalence between a [12:37] democracy trying to dismantle a terror [12:39] army and that terror army which [12:42] deliberately targets civilians. The UN's [12:45] own humanitarian reporting reflects the [12:48] complexity. Gaza has real humanitarian [12:51] needs and access challenges, but [12:53] supplies and commercial truckloads have [12:55] continued to enter from Israel. The [12:59] honest debate is how to get aid to [13:01] civilians while keeping kamas from [13:03] exploiting it. It is not the lazy lie [13:06] that Israel simply blocks all aid and [13:08] wants civilians to suffer. And that [13:10] brings us to the to the expected [13:14] Netanyahu's appearance at the UN on [13:16] Thursday. Netanyahu said he's coming to [13:19] tell the truth about Israel's soldiers [13:21] and answer Mamani's attacks. [13:24] >> Shame on you, Mr. Mandani. Shame on you [13:27] for supporting the Hamas terrorist [13:29] monsters who butchered our people. Shame [13:31] on you for inciting riots against New [13:33] York Jews. I'm coming to the UN. I'm [13:36] going to tell the truth about our heroic [13:38] soldiers. And I'm going to tell the [13:40] truth about you. [13:43] There are planned protests and big [13:46] security arrangements, but New York [13:48] officials say there is, like I said, [13:50] there is no known specific credible [13:52] threat to the general assembly or to the [13:54] city or a specific target against [13:57] Netanyahu. Some people want Netanyahu's [13:59] trip to the UN to look like Israel is [14:02] isolated. I see something else. I see an [14:06] Israeli prime minister walking into the [14:08] most hostile international room in the [14:10] world after the worst massacre of Jews [14:13] since the Holocaust to say that Israel [14:16] will not surrender to a lie. And that [14:19] matters. Israel is not asking the world [14:21] for permission to exist. Israel is [14:23] reminding the world of something it has [14:26] forgotten. A Jewish state has the same [14:29] right to defend itself as every other [14:32] nation. And if world leaders walk out on [14:35] Israel's prime minister, they don't show [14:37] that Israel is isolated. They just prove [14:40] that the world stop caring about truth. [14:44] It doesn't even want to hear it. So [14:46] watch what happens in New York this [14:47] week. Listen to who mentions Kamas. [14:49] Listen to who mentions the hostages. [14:51] Listen to who condemns Iran's regional [14:54] terror machine. and listen to who has a [14:58] lot to say about Israel but almost [15:00] nothing to say about the people who [15:02] started this war. That will tell you [15:05] everything. Thank you so much for [15:06] joining this report. Don't forget to [15:08] subscribe to stay connected to the [15:10] truth. I will keep
Israel faces growing pressure at the UN General Assembly as Iran’s leaders arrive in New York and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to address the world.
I break down the controversy surrounding Iran, Zohran Mamdani, President Trump, Gaza, Hamas, and the growing international pressure on Israel, and the double standards Israel faces at the United Nations. Subscribe for the latest news and analysis from Israel and the Middle East.
00:00 Iran Arrives in New York, But Israel Is the Target
02:19 Trump’s Message to Iran
03:32 Iran’s Proxy Network & the Threat to Israel
06:35 Mamdani, Netanyahu & the New York Double Standard
09:00 World Leaders Turn Their Fire on Israel
11:30 Guterres, Gaza & the UN’s Israel Narrative
13:10 Netanyahu Heads to the UN
