Israel recipient of harsh criticism at UN General Assembly
The opening of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City on Tuesday marked a return to form for several world leaders as they took to the podium to criticize Israel.
The tone was set by UN Sec.-Gen. António Guterres, who briefly mentioned the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, before turning his attention to condemn Israel’s waging of the subsequent war in the Gaza Strip.
“We must not lose sight of the devastating situation in the occupied Palestinian territory,” Guterres said in his opening remarks.
“It is nearly three years since the abhorrent terror attacks by Hamas on 7 October,” he said, “but what followed was an onslaught on Palestinians in Gaza with a scale of killing and destruction unlike anything I have witnessed in my years as Secretary-General.”
The UN leader then turned his focus to Judea and Samaria, which he called the “occupied West Bank,” warning that Israel’s policies there threaten the “two-state solution.”
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