Israel’s war against Palestine and Lebanon has claimed another friendship as the country has declared United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, a persona non grata.
It banned him from entering the country after accusing him of not “unequivocally” condemning Iran’s missile attack on Tuesday night.
The UN has been critical of Israel’s pervasive attacks on the enemy countries.
The most recent tantrum came after Iran fired over 180 ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday night after Israel escalated its war with Iranian proxy, Hezbollah.
In response, in a statement on Wednesday night, October 2, Israel’s foreign affairs minister Israel Katz wrote on X;
“Today, I have declared UN secretary-general António Guterres persona non grata in Israel and banned him from entering the country. Anyone who cannot unequivocally condemn Iran’s heinous attack on Israel, as almost every country in the world has done, does not deserve to step foot on Israeli soil.
Katz further criticized Guterres for his failure to denounce the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, which involved massacres and sexual violence, and for not advancing decisions to officially label Hamas a terrorist organization.
“This is a secretary-general who has yet to denounce the massacre and sexual atrocities committed by Hamas murderers on 7 October, nor has he led any efforts to declare them a terrorist organization.” he said.
“A secretary-general who gives backing to terrorists, rapists, and murderers from Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and now Iran – the mothership of global terror – will be remembered as a stain on the history of the UN.
“Israel will continue to defend its citizens and uphold its national dignity, with or without António Guterres.”
