Salle Criticized the Uruguayan Government for Not Walking Out on Netanyahu’s Speech at the UN

Identidad Soberana lawmaker Gustavo Salle questioned Yamandú Orsi’s government over the conduct of the Uruguayan delegation during Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech before the United Nations General Assembly, according to Caras y Caretas Uruguay.

According to that outlet, Salle posted a message on X in which he described the government as “pro-Zionist” and criticized Uruguayan representatives for remaining in their seats while the Israeli prime minister spoke. In that same post, he also referred to Orsi as “tupamaro.”

The lawmaker’s remarks became known after dozens of delegates left the chamber before Netanyahu began speaking. Still according to Caras y Caretas Uruguay, the prime minister responded to that departure by calling those who left “moral cowards” and said that anyone who agreed with that stance should also leave the hall.

The outlet added that the Israeli delegation remained in the chamber and backed Netanyahu during his address. The speech took place amid international criticism over Israel’s actions in Gaza and Lebanon.

Also according to Caras y Caretas Uruguay, a United Nations investigative commission accused Israel of committing genocide against the Palestinian population in Gaza, something the Israeli government rejects. In his message, Netanyahu also downplayed violence by armed settlers in the West Bank, describing them as “a handful of young people” who occasionally “get angry” and “set fire.”

The Israeli prime minister’s presence in New York was also criticized by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who, according to the Uruguayan outlet, called on Donald Trump’s government to enforce an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

Sources

• Caras y Caretas Uruguay

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