Netanyahu Before UN Speech: 'I Will Fight for the Truth'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will land today in the U.S. for a visit of only about six hours, at the center of which is a speech of about 40 minutes to the UN General Assembly, in which Iran and its efforts to rehabilitate its nuclear program and missile capabilities are expected to feature.

Netanyahu's speech is expected to begin around 14:00 New York time, 21:00 in Israel, and he will be the second-to-last speaker in the morning session. According to the report, Netanyahu will land at a military airfield in New Jersey, travel to Manhattan, speak and return to Israel that same evening, and will not meet with President Donald Trump or with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Before departure Netanyahu said: 'You hear the terrible lies being spread there, I will fight for the truth.' He added: 'There will be surprises too.' According to officials involved in preparations, he is expected to present new information on Iran and its rehabilitation efforts, and in his circle they are preparing visual aids in continuation of the tradition of his UN speeches, headed by his 'bomb speech' from 2012.

According to the report, Netanyahu is expected to directly address the possibility of regime change in Tehran and appeal directly to the Iranian people. The speech is also expected to include messages to Lebanon and other Arab states, and a response to international criticism against Israel, the International Criminal Court in The Hague and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

According to officials involved in preparations, the short visit is also due to fear of security incidents and expected protests in New York. A visit to SpaceX in Texas and a possible meeting with Elon Musk fell off the agenda, and attempts to coordinate meetings with officials from Gulf countries did not ripen by yesterday.