During Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the UN General Assembly in late September 2025, delegates from dozens of countries walked out or left their seats empty in protest, but no single, definitive public list of all the countries has been released.

What we do know

Reports from Israeli and international media say that 77 delegations were either absent or walked out before or as Netanyahu began speaking. Among those specifically named:

  • Egypt
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Syria
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Turkey
  • Iran
  • Spain
  • Brazil
  • South Africa
  • Ireland
  • Malaysia
  • Indonesia
  • Kuwait
  • Qatar
  • Oman

Coverage also notes that many other states from Latin America, Africa and the Pacific joined the protest, but without naming each one publicly.

Who stayed in the hall

Some countries with relations to Israel chose not to walk out:

  • Bahrain stayed for the speech.
  • United Arab Emirates stayed for the speech.

These states are part of the Abraham Accords and were explicitly mentioned as remaining seated despite diplomatic tensions over the Gaza war.

Important caveats

  • Different outlets describe the protest as “dozens” or “scores” of walkouts; Israel’s own count cites 77 delegations absent or walking out, but this figure is not independently published as a full named list.
  • Some delegations may have been absent from the hall for reasons unrelated to the protest, and public reporting does not always distinguish between a political walkout and non-attendance.

So, the clearest answer is: a large group of mostly Arab, Muslim-majority, and Global South countries—explicitly including Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran, Spain, Brazil, South Africa, Ireland, Malaysia, Indonesia, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman—either walked out or left their seats empty, with a total of about 77 delegations counted as not present for Netanyahu’s UN speech.

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