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Erdan’s war on the UN: the brutal wish of a failed Israel diplomat
Israel has had a long and troubled history with the United Nations and other UN-linked institutions, writes RAMZY BAROUD
OPPRESSION: Palestine’s
apartheid wall in the West Bank
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Behind the language of military strategy is a confrontation that risks drawing the wider Middle East into war, says STEVE BISHOP
DEPARTING Israeli ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan clearly had an unpleasant experience at the world’s largest international institution.
In an interview published in the Israeli newspaper Maariv on August 20, the disgruntled envoy said that “the UN building should be closed and wiped off from the face of the Earth.”
Whether Erdan has made this realisation or not, his aggressive statement indicates that his four-year career as Israel’s top UN diplomat was a failure.
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