Walkouts at the start of a leader’s speech are not unknown at a UN General Assembly but, in the case of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week, it was akin to a stampede. He stood at the podium scowling as if he had taken down all their names. The media barely referenced this but many delegates did not wish to honor a man who has an arrest warrant out against him for crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court and who has been widely accused of masterminding Israel’s genocide in Gaza. None of this deflated Netanyahu. It never does.

Dozens of delegates from multiple nations walked out of the U.N. General Assembly hall en masse Friday as he began speaking.

In a rare show of protest, most state delegations walked out of the U.N. General Assembly on Friday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepared...

There were empty chairs after a walkout and some street protests. Here is what Netanyahu had to say as the 2-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks approaches.

The Israeli leader rails against critics and denounces Western allies for recognising Palestine in fiery UN address.

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Delegates stormed out during Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech as he lambasted nations for ‘caving’ to Hamas

Dozens of U.N. delegates walked out of the General Assembly Hall on Friday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to "finish the job" in Gaza.

Officials and diplomats left the auditorium in protest as the Israeli leader took the stage, leaving large parts of the hall empty.

A fresh wave of support for the Palestinians will remain ineffective and without real impact unless the international community takes concrete action.

Benjamin Netanyahu evaded arrest while flying to New York and then accused Palestine’s supporters of medieval ‘blood libel’ against Jews and Israel, writes world affairs editor…

Israeli prime minister faces protests inside and outside UN General Assembly deepening Israel's international isolation.

Netanyahu faces diplomatic isolation at the United Nations General Assembly.

Benjamin Netanyahu certainly wanted to see a different scene. He had hoped to eventually announce an end to the war with the surrender of Israel’s enemies from Jerusalem. That has…

Walkouts at the start of a leader’s speech are not unknown at a UN General Assembly but, in the case of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week, it was akin to a…