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which countries stayed for netanyahu speech

Most reports about Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent United Nations General Assembly speech say there were widespread walkouts, but they do not provide a precise, authoritative country-by-country list of who stayed for the entire speech.

However, a few key points are clear:

  • The United States did not walk out, but it was represented only by lower‑level (junior) diplomats in the hall, not top officials.
  • Many Arab, Muslim‑majority, and Global South delegations either walked out or were not present during parts of the speech as a protest against Israel’s conduct in Gaza.
  • Several Western and Latin American countries that recently recognized Palestine or criticized the Gaza war were among those who left or conspicuously minimized their presence, though articles describe this in general terms (e.g., “Latin American delegations”) rather than listing each country.
  • News coverage frames Israel as increasingly isolated in the hall, emphasizing the number of empty seats and walkouts rather than who remained.

Because of this, there is currently no reliable public source that gives a definitive list of “which countries stayed” for the entire speech; most reporting focuses on who walked out or boycotted and on the overall optics of isolation rather than a full attendance roll.

If you’re writing about this as a trending topic or forum-style post, you can accurately say something like:

Many delegations, especially from Arab and Latin American countries, walked out or stayed away during Netanyahu’s UN speech, while the U.S. remained in the room through junior‑level diplomats, leaving Israel visibly isolated in the General Assembly hall.

At the bottom of your post, you can keep your note such as:
“Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.”