The President of the Government, Pedro Sanchezonce again turned against Israel by transferring his support and that of his government to his “friend”, the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterresafter the government of Benjamin Netanyahu declared persona non grata and vetoed his entry into the country due to his statement after the attack on Iran.
In a message published on his social networks, Pedro Sánchez thanked Guterres, whom Israel vetoed, for his commitment to the “search for peace and his unwavering defense of multilateralism and dialogue to resolve conflicts”, he said. -he added.
I would like to express my support and that of the Spanish government to my friend @antonioguterresSecretary General of the United Nations.
I thank you for your commitment to the search for peace and for your unwavering defense of multilateralism and dialogue to resolve conflicts.
– Pedro Sánchez (@sanchezcastejon) October 2, 2024
Israel took the decision this Wednesday to prohibit entry into the country of Antonio Guterresgeneral secretary of UNto whom he declared person non grata The Israeli Foreign Minister, Israel Katzgave the order after the State of Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly publicly expressed his disagreement with Guterres’ position and several of his statements regarding the conflict in the Middle East.
The State of Israel based its veto of the UN Secretary General on the fact that António Guterres did not “unequivocally” condemn the attack with 200 missiles from Iran this Tuesday: “He does not deserve to set foot on Israeli soil.” Thus, Foreign Minister Israel Katz described Guterres as an “anti-Israeli who supports terrorists, rapists and murderers“. By the latter term, he refers to Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran and the Yemeni Houthis. He designates Iran as being ultimately responsible for “global terrorism”. For this reason, he continues, Guterres will be remembered “as a stain on UN history“.
This is not the first time that the Israeli government has referred to António Guterres for his comments on the conflict in Middle East and its lack of support for Israel. He in fact criticized the “inadmissible” declaration of the UN Secretary General after the start of the Iranian attack on Tuesday. The UN chief condemned “the expansion of the conflict in the Middle East”, with “one escalation after another”.
