The Israeli government declared the UN secretary general “persona non grata”. Antonio Guterresand vetoed their entry into the country, arguing that did not condemn “unequivocally” he missile attack launched by Iran and that, therefore, “he does not deserve to set foot on Israeli soil.”
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Israel Katzdescribed Guterres as “anti-Israeli general secretary who supports terrorists, rapists and murderers,” categories that include Hamas, Hezbollah, the Yemeni Houthis and Iran, ultimately responsible “for global terrorism.”He will be remembered as a stain in UN history“, he concluded in a press release.
The Israeli government He had already publicly criticized Guterres in the past and, on this occasion, considers inadmissible the release » which the head of the United Nations published shortly after the start of the Iranian attack on Israel.
The former Portuguese Prime Minister condemns “the expansion of the conflict in the Middle East”, with “one escalation after another”. “This must stop. We absolutely need a ceasefire,” he said in a brief note in which did not include any specific allusion to any of the actors directly involved.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry regretted that “did not mention Iran” He also did not clearly condemn his “serious aggression”, which is why he considers that he is not welcome now. “Israel will continue to defend its citizens and its national dignity with or without António Guterres,” Katz warned.
