UN protests and diplomacy Vremya’s New York roundup

Sep 10

Vremya’s Georgy Alashvili covers Netanyahu’s UN address, the walkout, street protests and Danon’s Starlink offer to an Iranian delegate. The report contrasts Netanyahu’s genocide denial with NAZA soldiers’ allegations. It then covers Lavrov’s meeting with Araghchi, replays Pezeshkian offering nuclear access with objections to U.S. pressure and discusses a possible Putin–Trump meeting. Walkout and arrest figures, targeting allegations and diplomatic positions remain attributed. Proposed talks are distinguished from an agreed summit, and the competing accounts are not resolved by the report.

Vremya revisits NAZA's Venice screening, reporting a 25-minute ovation and contrasting the documentary with Netanyahu's denial of genocide at the UN. An anonymized soldier describes estimating potential victims in buildings and alleges one authorization allowed 500 deaths to reach one target, while explicitly saying he did not know the actual death toll. Filmmaker Yuval Abraham describes what he considers a systematic targeting process affecting homes and public places. These are documentary testimony and filmmakers' allegations; the clip does not independently establish the alleged incidents or deaths. Netanyahu's full broadcast denial and claims about warnings, vaccination and food deliveries remain available in the same passage. Democracy Now's September 29 interview revisits the Venice reception and discusses NAZA's allegations about AI-assisted targeting, including Lavender and Where's Daddy? Shehada interprets the film as evidence of intentional civilian destruction, repeats a claimed authorization to kill 500 civilians for one target, and recounts similar allegations from soldiers he met in Copenhagen. His interpretation and secondhand testimony do not establish an actual 500-person toll or a judicial finding. Vremya's earlier witness qualification and Netanyahu's denial remain in the record.