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"In early October, Israel’s foreign minister, Israel Katz, announced on X he
had declared the United Nations secretary-general, António Guterres,
persona
non grata. In other words, he had banned Guterres from setting foot in Israel.
Katz said Guterres’ failure to “unequivocally condemn” Iran’s recent attack on
Israel was the reason he was no longer welcome. The strongly worded statement
further accused the UN chief of failing to “denounce” Hamas’ massacre in
southern Israel on October 7 2023. He added:
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.
Security Council members expressed their support for Guterres after Katz’s
declaration. And Guterres’ spokesperson called it “a political statement” and
“just one more attack […] on UN staff” by the Israeli government.
What is the significance of Israel’s declaration? And what kind of impact could
it have?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
