Delegations Exit UN During Netanyahu Speech
Several delegations left the UN General Assembly hall during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech in protest of Israel's actions in Gaza. An Israeli diplomat was seen recording attendees who exited, and Netanyahu labeled the protesters 'moral cowards.'
Consensus
- Several delegations left the UN General Assembly hall in protest during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech.
- An Israeli diplomat recorded attendees who left the hall during the speech.
- Netanyahu referred to those who left as 'moral cowards' and denied allegations of genocide in Gaza.
- The event occurred during the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.
- The speech took place on September 24.
- Protests occurred outside the UN headquarters in New York, with around 100 people detained.
Points of divergence
- The Israeli diplomat walked around the hall with a notebook and recorded all those who left during Netanyahu's speech. — vm
- The Brazilian portal A Voz no Campo reported that the Israeli diplomat recorded attendees, and Netanyahu called the protesters 'moral cowards'. — vesti
- The speech followed multiple world leaders who had condemned Israel's military actions in Gaza, and the Serbian delegation remained in the hall under President Aleksandar Vučić. — meduza
- Netanyahu claimed that joining the war against Iran was one of the easiest decisions he had ever made and said the Iranian people would one day be free. He also criticized New York City Mayor Eric Adams for alleged antisemitism and mentioned a Hague arrest warrant against him. — tg_dwglavnoe
- Mahmoud Abbas, head of the Palestinian National Authority, spoke via video link due to U.S. visa denial for the second consecutive year. — meduza
- The Turkish General Prosecutor issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu and other Israeli officials over genocide allegations in Gaza, based on the October 2025 detention of humanitarian activists. — vm
- New York City Mayor Eric Adams had previously called for protests against Netanyahu's visit, but did not attend the protest during the speech. — tg_dwglavnoe
Coverage (9 sources)
- Israeli diplomat recorded everyone who walked out during Netanyahu's speech at the UN — Вечерняя Москва
- Israeli diplomat 'took to the notepad' those who left Netanyahu's speech at the UN — Вести
- Dozens of UN General Assembly delegates left the hall before Netanyahu's speech — Meduza
- Protest at UN during Netanyahu speech. Delegations of several countries left the hall — DW Главное
- Diplomats left the UN General Assembly hall when Netanyahu took the podium — Вечерняя Москва
- A number of delegations left the United Nations General Assembly hall in protest as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu took the podium to speak... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- A number of delegations left the United Nations General Assembly hall in protest as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu took the podium to speak — ТАСС (Telegram)
- During Netanyahu's speech at the UN, a number of diplomats demonstrably left the General Assembly hall. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Several delegations did not listen to Netanyahu's speech at the UN General Assembly — Вести
Key entities
- UN
- Benjamin Netanyahu
- Israel
- General Assembly
- General Assembly
- TASS
- Netanyahu
- Moscow
- Denis Akishev
- USA
- Gaza
- New York
- GA
- Protest
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