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THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLYFriday 25 September 2026

2 outlets quote this line 2 different ways.

bbc.co.uk: “If there are any other moral cowards who haven't left the hall, please do so now.”; rte.ie: “If there are any other moral cowards who have not yet left the hall, please do so now,”

As published

10 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

Attributed to no one

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rte.ie

  • many of their leaders even thank us privately for taking out Iran's nukes

no speaker named anywhere in the article

What this entry found

  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    rte.ie carried 5 details no other outlet reported.

    • The Palestinian Mission to the UN had coordinated a message urging delegations to walk out collectively
    • The Palestinian Mission said the walkout would 'send a clear message to Netanyahu and his government that no one is willing to aid, abet, or be complicit in its genocide and war crimes'
    • General Assembly president Khalilur Rahman repeatedly called for order
    • Netanyahu said 'In defending itself, Israel is also defending many of the countries whose delegates just left this hall'
    • Netanyahu said many leaders thank Israel privately for 'taking out Iran's nukes'
10independent outlets
What happened, for context

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly on 26 September 2026 (some outlets dated as 25 September). Dozens of delegates walked out in protest before and during his speech. Netanyahu defended Israeli military actions in Gaza, Iran and elsewhere, called critics "moral cowards," rejected genocide allegations, and criticized New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani by name. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the assembly via video link, criticizing Israeli policies and describing Gaza as subject to genocide.

8 of 10 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: npr.org, theaustralian.com.au. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.

Who reported it

  • africanews.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • bbc.co.ukPUBLIC
  • dawn.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • dw.comPUBLIC
  • middleeasteye.netUNCLASSIFIED
  • npr.orgPUBLIC
  • rte.iePUBLIC
  • theaustralian.com.auUNCLASSIFIED
  • theguardian.comINDEP
  • thehill.comINDEP

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Dozens of UN delegates walked out of the General Assembly during or ahead of Netanyahu's speechafricanews.com, bbc.co.uk, dawn.com, dw.com, middleeasteye.net, rte.ie, theguardian.com, thehill.com
  • Netanyahu responded to the walkout by calling critics "moral cowards" and invited others to leaveafricanews.com, bbc.co.uk, dawn.com, rte.ie
  • Netanyahu defended Israeli military actions in Gaza and elsewhere in the Middle Eastafricanews.com, bbc.co.uk, dawn.com, dw.com
  • Netanyahu rejected allegations that Israel committed genocide in Gazaafricanews.com, bbc.co.uk, dawn.com, dw.com
  • Netanyahu criticized New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani by name during his speechafricanews.com, dawn.com, npr.org
  • Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN via video linkbbc.co.uk, dw.com
  • and 3 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • Netanyahu called Turkey the 'super spreader of anti-Semitic lies'only africanews.com
  • Netanyahu accused Hamas of using Palestinian civilians as 'human shields'only africanews.com
  • Netanyahu described genocide allegations as 'the greatest lie of the century'only africanews.com
  • Netanyahu claimed 'we'd all be dead' if it weren't for joint US-Israeli attacks on Iranonly africanews.com
  • Netanyahu is subject to an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for alleged war crimesonly bbc.co.uk
  • Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was denied a US entry visaonly bbc.co.uk

Reported unevenly

  • Whether Mayor Zohran Mamdani declined to join street protestsstated by dawn.com · absent from thehill.com
  • The date of Netanyahu's speech: described as Thursday, with publication dates of 25 September (middleeasteye.net) or 26 September implied by other outletsstated by all outlets