Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the UN General Assembly drew global headlines—not for its content, but for the mass walkout that preceded it. On Saturday, Israel published its own count of which countries’ seats were left empty during the 41-minute address.
According to Israeli officials, 77 delegations were either absent from the hall altogether or left at the start of Netanyahu’s remarks. Among them were all four of Israel’s immediate neighbors—Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria—as well as Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Iran.
Officials noted, however, that not all absences were boycotts. In some cases, representatives simply did not attend the morning session in New York, where Netanyahu was the first scheduled speaker.
Jordan and Egypt, for instance, did not take their seats, but did not join the staged protest. Pakistan’s delegation walked out in protest but then stood at the sidelines to listen to the speech, Israeli officials said.
By contrast, envoys from Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates—both signatories to the 2020 Abraham Accords—remained in their seats to hear Netanyahu, despite ongoing strains in relations over the war in Gaza and calls from some of his coalition partners to annex parts of the West Bank.
The walkout was widely covered in international and Arab media, with many outlets leading their reports on the emptying chamber rather than on Netanyahu’s pledges to “finish the job” against Hamas. Even Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei shared images of the protest online, calling Israel “the most despised and isolated regime.”
The 77 countries listed as absent or walking out included Spain, Brazil, South Africa, Ireland, Malaysia, Indonesia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and several from Latin America, Africa, and the Pacific.
Israel’s review emphasized that the dramatic protest underscored the challenges the government faces on the world stage, as diplomatic fallout from the Gaza war deepens.
**These are the 77 countries that did not attend the speech or walked out at its start:**
1. Suriname
2. Tuvalu
3. Turkmenistan
4. Yemen
5. Egypt
6. Panama
7. Senegal
8. Palestine
9. Sudan
10. Tunisia
11. Turkey
12. Venezuela
13. **Antigua and Barbuda**
14. Belize
15. Congo
16. Oman
17. Qatar
18. Saudi Arabia
19. Tonga
20. Uzbekistan
21. Angola
22. **Barbados**
23. Colombia
24. Comoros
25. **Dominica**
26. Djibouti
27. North Macedonia
28. San Marino
29. South Africa
30. Somalia
31. Algeria
32. Bangladesh
33. Brunei Darussalam
34. Brazil
35. Chile
36. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
37. Lebanon
38. Liberia
39. Eritrea
40. Chad
41. Central African Republic
42. Libya
43. Mauritania
44. Jordan
45. Nicaragua
46. Madagascar
47. Niger
48. Peru
49. **Saint Lucia**
50. Slovenia
51. Afghanistan
52. Bahamas
53. Bosnia and Herzegovina
54. Botswana
55. North Korea
56. Eswatini
57. Syria
58. Uganda
59. Pakistan
60. Lesotho
61. Bolivia
62. Spain
63. Cuba
64. Equatorial Guinea
65. Iran
66. Kyrgyzstan
67. Iraq
68. Mozambique
69. Myanmar
70. Ireland
71. Maldives
72. Indonesia
73. Kuwait
74. Namibia
75. Malaysia
76. **Guyana**
77. Kenya
