Phoenix68
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"António Guterres said in a speech to the Security Council on Tuesday that he condemned unequivocally Hamas's deadly attacks in Israel two weeks ago but that they "did not happen in a vacuum".
Israeli ambassador Gilad Erdan accused him of "justifying terrorism" and called for his immediate resignation.
On Wednesday, Mr Guterres rejected "misrepresentations" of his statement.
But Mr Erdan said in reply that the UN chief "once again distorts and twists reality", and called for his resignation.
Addressing a meeting of the UN Security Council in New York on Tuesday, Mr Guterres urged all parties in the war to respect and protect civilians.
"I have condemned unequivocally the horrifying and unprecedented 7 October acts of terror by Hamas in Israel. Nothing can justify the deliberate killing, injuring and kidnapping of civilians - or the launching of rockets against civilian targets."
He then told the council that it was "important to also recognize the attacks by Hamas did not happen in a vacuum", adding: "The Palestinian people have been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation."
He described how Palestinians had "seen their land steadily devoured by settlements and plagued by violence; their economy stifled; their people displaced and their homes demolished".
Israeli ambassador Gilad Erdan accused him of "justifying terrorism" and called for his immediate resignation.
On Wednesday, Mr Guterres rejected "misrepresentations" of his statement.
But Mr Erdan said in reply that the UN chief "once again distorts and twists reality", and called for his resignation.
Addressing a meeting of the UN Security Council in New York on Tuesday, Mr Guterres urged all parties in the war to respect and protect civilians.
"I have condemned unequivocally the horrifying and unprecedented 7 October acts of terror by Hamas in Israel. Nothing can justify the deliberate killing, injuring and kidnapping of civilians - or the launching of rockets against civilian targets."
He then told the council that it was "important to also recognize the attacks by Hamas did not happen in a vacuum", adding: "The Palestinian people have been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation."
He described how Palestinians had "seen their land steadily devoured by settlements and plagued by violence; their economy stifled; their people displaced and their homes demolished".
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ONE o' these days we'll FINALLY hear what-it-was that Nuttinyayhoo said or did to incite the initial-attacks!!
NUTTINYAYHOO KNOWS HOW TO PUSH THEIR BUTTONS....and, he's in no hurry to see his corruption-investigation resume, any time soon!!
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ONE o' these days we'll FINALLY hear what-it-was that Nuttinyayhoo said or did to incite the initial-attacks!!
NUTTINYAYHOO KNOWS HOW TO PUSH THEIR BUTTONS....and, he's in no hurry to see his corruption-investigation resume, any time soon!!
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