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The UN Secretary General “persona non grata” in Israel, after his reaction to the Iranian attack on Tuesday October 1 on the Hebrew state.
INTERNATIONAL – « Persona non grata ». The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, was banned from entering Israel due to his reaction after the Iranian attack on Israel, which occurred on Tuesday evening, October 1.
The Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs, Israel Katz, described, this Wednesday, October 2, Antonio Guterres as “anti-Israeli general secretary who supports terrorists, rapists and murderers.”
“Climbing after climbing”
Speaking on X after Iran fired nearly 200 missiles at Israel, Antonio Guterres condemned “the widening conflict in the Middle East”deploring “escalation after escalation”. “This has to stop. We absolutely need a ceasefire”he added, without further details.
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This reaction did not please the Israeli Foreign Minister, criticizing the UN chief for not having condemned Iran by name for its massive attack. Indicating that Antonio Guterres was now « persona non grata » in Israel, Israel Katz added: “Anyone who cannot unequivocally condemn Iran’s heinous attack on Israel does not deserve to set foot on Israeli soil. »
Calls for Antonio Guterres to resign
The notoriously difficult relationship between Israel and the United Nations has sunk to its lowest ebb since October 7, the date of Hamas’ unprecedented attack on Israel, which sparked the ongoing war in Gaza.
Israeli calls for Antonio Guterres’ resignation began soon after the start of the war, when he stressed that the Hamas attack had not been “not produced in a vacuum” and that “the Palestinian people (had) been subjected to 56 years of stifling occupation”.
And Antonio Guterres has repeatedly called for a ceasefire to end the fighting in Gaza and Lebanon, where Israel has been in the midst of a military escalation against Hezbollah for several weeks.
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