Hawkish Israeli envoy: UN building must be wiped off from earth
Israel’s outgoing ambassador to the United Nations has lashed out at the international organization, saying the UN headquarters must be dismantled.
“The UN building should be closed and wiped off from the face of the earth,” Gilad Erdan said in an interview with an Israeli papers cited by the media on Tuesday.
“This building, which may look nice from the outside, is actually twisted and distorted,” Erdan claimed, saying the United Nations building in New York City is “unnecessary”.
In an earlier attack on the international organization, Erdan had criticized UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
The Israeli envoy also lashed out at the UN agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
The regime has been widely rebuked by the international community, condemned over its atrocious actions during its campaign of genocide in Gaza.
Ten months of brutal Israeli attacks in front of the world's eyes have wiped out most of Gaza, it cities and towns lying in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water and medicine.
The genocide has continued since early October despite global outrage and a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire.
When asked in the interview with the Israeli paper, cited by media on Tuesday, what his plans are for the future, Erdan said he sees himself leading the right-wing Likud Party after Benjamin Netanyahu steps down.
“I’m coming out with a feeling of satisfaction on one hand, of my battle and work here, but on the other hand with great distress and frustration with the fact that this building, which may look nice from the outside, is actually twisted and distorted.”
Erdan, in June, leaked a video of a message by UN spokesman Stphane Dujarric, notifying him that the UN had placed Israel on a blacklist for "parties engaging in violations against children".
The Israeli regime ambassador said the UN decision was "outrageous and wrong".
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