Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s U.N. address in New York on Sept. 25 drew walkouts after he denounced Iran, according to reports from the General Assembly session.
Netanyahu attacked Iran’s policies and nuclear program during the speech, and delegates from several countries left the chamber in protest, a live report said. The article in the site’s pool says the departures happened during his remarks condemning Tehran.
The speech also sparked demonstrations outside the U.N., where activists clashed with police and at least one high-profile arrest was reported, the local coverage notes. That report names an actor arrested at an anti-Netanyahu protest and cites multiple detentions near the gates.
Inside the hall, the israeli prime minister framed his comments as a response to regional threats; another linked piece in the site’s pool covers a separate U.N. address by an Iranian official the day before, underscoring the tense back-to-back sessions in New York.
Coverage in the pool connects the walkouts to the content of Netanyahu’s remarks rather than to procedural disputes, reporting that several national delegations left while he denounced Iran’s conduct and policies. The reporting does not attribute the walkouts to a single country’s delegation.
The israeli prime minister’s appearance is part of a wider set of U.N. speeches this week that critics say have heightened tensions; separate pieces in the site’s pool document other protests and statements in New York tied to Iran and regional security.
Sources
- eciks.org — “Benjamin Netanyahu draws walkouts in New York during U.N. speech” (reported the walkouts during his Sept. 25 U.N. address)
- eciks.org — “Susan Sarandon arrested in New York at anti‑Netanyahu protest outside UN” (reported arrests and demonstrations outside the U.N.)
- eciks.org — “Masoud Pezeshkian delivers defiant U.N. General Assembly speech in New York” (provided context on back‑to‑back U.N. speeches related to Iran)
