Israel's Foreign Minister said on Monday (25) that he had instructed his ministry's employees to refuse to issue new visas to United Nations (UN) employees, as well as renew existing ones.
The decision is motivated by dissatisfaction with the UN's attitude during the war in Gaza, between Israel and Hamas.
“The UN’s conduct since October 7 is a shame for the organization and the international community, starting with the Secretary-General [António Guterres]which legitimized war crimes and crimes against humanity, including the High Commissioner for Human Rights, who publishes baseless blood slander”, said minister Eli Cohen in a message on his account on the social network X, formerly Twitter.
Disagreements
Animosity between Israel and the UN intensified at the end of October, after the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, criticized the bombings carried out by Israel in Gaza. After the criticism, Eli Cohen canceled a meeting with the head of the organization.
Among the remarks made by Guterres to the Security Council, he said that the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7 “did not happen in a vacuum.”
As a result, government representatives announced that Israel would suspend visas for UN employees. At the time, Israel had already rejected a visa application from UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths.
In the same week, the General Assembly of the United Nations approved a proposed resolution by Jordan and Arab countries on the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The text called for an “immediate humanitarian truce” in the war.
(With information from CNN Portugal)
Source: CNN Brasil
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