Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan right now blasted a few of its officers on X, previously Twitter, and “severed ties” with one who shook fingers with a minister of Iran. He accused the United Nations of “living under a rock” and having “blood on its hands”. “The UN’s support for and legitimization of genocidal terrorists is a threat to civilization!” he wrote in certainly one of his posts.
What set the Ambassador off was apparently a submit by Martin Griffiths, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. “The specter of death is hanging over #Gaza.With no water, no power, no food and no medicine, thousands will die. Plain and simple,” Mr Griffiths had posted.
The remark mirrored the UN stance on Israel’s warning to individuals in North Gaza to maneuver south forward of a broadly anticipated floor assault by the Israeli forces.
“Have you been living under a rock? Your double standards truly know no bounds,” Ambassador Erdan wrote in a blistering submit.
“Where was your outcry when Hamas funneled all UN funds to dig terror tunnels and manufacture rockets targeting Israeli civilians?
“When Hamas diverted each useful resource — water, power, civilian infrastructure — from the Gazan inhabitants, to their terror capabilities? Why have you ever by no means condemned this publicly?!” he added.
“Your voluntary blindness to the details performed a pivotal function within the creation of the fear machine that Gaza is right now. UN officers have zero credibility or legitimacy to reprimand the nation on the forefront of the battle on terror! While we attempt to rescue the hostages. Shame on you!” he added.
Thousands of Israelis were murdered and maimed in the Hamas Nazi’s barbaric terror attack. And tens of thousands more will be massacred in the future if this savage terror group is not obliterated.
Have you been living under a rock? Your double standards truly know no bounds…… https://t.co/JQWQ34qv1I
— Ambassador Gilad Erdan גלעד ארדן (@giladerdan1) October 15, 2023
Then came his response to a photo of Tor Wennesland, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, who was photographed shaking hands with Iran’s finance minister.
Ambassador Erdan posted a withering comment, saying Mr Wennesland should not “overlook to clean the blood of Israeli infants off your fingers after that handshake”.
“Today (!!!), senior UN official, Tor Wennesland not solely met with the Iranian regime’s FM, however did not even trouble condemning Iran for its function within the bloodbath of Israeli girls and kids,” Ambassador Erdan posted.
“It’s no secret that Hamas terrorists are brazenly praising Iran for funding, arming, and coaching them.At the VERY SAME TIME, Iran’s chief, Ayatollah Khamenei, brazenly referred to as on the Muslim world to increase the assault on Israel,” he added.
@Twennesland, don’t forget to wash the blood of Israeli babies off your hands after that handshake.
Today (!!!), senior UN official, Tor Wennesland not only met with the Iranian regime’s FM, but didn’t even bother condemning Iran for its role in the massacre of Israeli women and… pic.twitter.com/EiFRcEZuLJ
— Ambassador Gilad Erdan גלעד ארדן (@giladerdan1) October 14, 2023
The UN officials are yet to respond.
Israel, or its ally, the US, are yet to officially accuse Iran of backing Hamas, though various Israeli leaders and defence officials have been reiterating it.
After Israel asked the residents in northern Gaza to evacuate to the south, the UN said it “considers it unattainable for such a motion to happen with out devastating humanitarian penalties”.
Around 1.1 million people – nearly half the population of 2.4 million – live in the north of Gaza and on Sunday thousands were seen using the designated safe routes to evacuate.