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Delegations walk out or miss Netanyahu’s UN address

Al Jazeera reported that dozens of countries’ delegations left or were absent as Israel’s prime minister began speaking at the General Assembly.

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Adrian Cole
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Dozens of countries’ delegations walked out of or were absent during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the United Nations General Assembly, Al Jazeera reported.

The report said delegates left as Netanyahu began speaking. It did not distinguish how many walked out from how many were absent.

Al Jazeera did not identify the delegations or give reasons for their departure or non-attendance. The available account does not establish whether the absences were deliberate protests.

The report provided no details of the address’s content.

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