“Israel will continue to defend its citizens and uphold its national dignity, with or without António Guterres,” he concluded.

Israel’s foreign minister declared UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres ‘persona non grata’ and was henceforth banning him from entering Israel, according to a post on X/Twitter on Wednesday.

US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller later stated the US believes this step is “not productive at all” due to the UN’s role in the region.

  • b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 months ago

    Yes Israel, very dignified with your apartheid genocidal ethnostate that’s currently attacking and killing about 5 of your neighbouring countries. Clearly the secretary-general of the UN is the bad guy here.