Israel’s Embattled UN Envoy Hits Back Hard as the Gaza Crisis Worsens
- Ambassador Erdan says he’s ‘disgusted’ at cease-fire demands
- Blunt veteran politician makes it a strategy to tear down UN
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Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations often fights with the organization where he serves, especially as criticism has mounted over his country’s conduct in the war against Hamas. He’s just not used to doing it without the US in his corner.
That’s where Gilad Erdan found himself recently when the US chose not to veto a Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. President Joe Biden’s administration had blocked several such resolutions since the conflict began.