New YorkNearly 70 delegations left as Netanyahu spoke.
Netanyahu addressed the Assembly under an International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued in November 2024 over Gaza.
Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Spain, Brazil and Nigeria were among those that walked out or stayed away.
Netanyahu called the departing delegates “moral cowards.”
Israelis vote on 27 October, weeks after the speech.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 100+ reports worldwide
- TRT World leans critical
- documents scale of diplomatic protest: nearly 70 countries walked out during Netanyahu address, names Muslim-majority and developing delegations
- Middle East Monitor leans critical
Sources: TRT World, Middle East Monitor