Peloni: The UN is an entirely antisemitic organization, whose specific animus against the Jewish State seems to never fail to demonstrate that animus. In fact, the UN is entirely aligned with Hamas against Israel in this war, as it has been aligned against Israel since Israel disappointed the world by not being consumed in the War of Independence.
Israeli officials blast UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, who claimed in TV interview that Hamas is a “political movement” and not a terrorist group.
Elad Benari, INN Feb 16, 2024
A United Nations official came under fire from Israel on Thursday, after he claimed in a TV interview that “Hamas is not a terrorist group for us”.
UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, spoke to Sky News on Wednesday and, when asked whether he thought Israel’s plan to eliminate Hamas was realistic, replied, “I think it’s very difficult. I’ve worked with many many many different terrorist and insurgent groups. Hamas is not a terrorist group for us. It’s a political movement.”
Martin Griffiths, @UNReliefChief, denies Hamas is a terrorist organization. No wonder he is abusing his power to save Hamas' skin after the deadliest terror attack since 9/11 instead of demanding its surrender. pic.twitter.com/0FIA3fmtDU
— Eylon Levy (@EylonALevy) February 15, 2024
Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy posted a video of the remarks to X and wrote, “Martin Griffiths denies Hamas is a terrorist organization. No wonder he is abusing his power to save Hamas’ skin after the deadliest terror attack since 9/11 instead of demanding its surrender.”
Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, also blasted Griffiths and wrote, “The UN’s pro-Hamas stance is finally exposed on live TV. In the words of a UN Under-Secretary-General ‘Hamas is NOT a terrorist group for us, it’s a political movement.’
“Is the brutal murder of hundreds of civilians, not terror? Is the systematic rape of women not terror? Is attempting Jewish genocide not terror? Ladies and gentlemen, this is the UN: a terror-excusing, Hamas-promoting, victim-blaming organization that has lost every ounce of credibility. Nothing said by the UN can be trusted or accepted,” added Erdan.
Turning directly to Griffiths, Erdan wrote, “You are no ‘humanitarian’. Sadly, you are a terror collaborator.”
Foreign Minister Israel Katz wrote in English, “Shame on him.”
Following the uproar, Griffiths issued a clarification on Thursday, writing on X, “Just to clarify: Hamas is not on the list of groups designated as terrorist organizations by the United Nations Security Council.”
“This doesn’t make their acts of terror on 7 October any less horrific and reprehensible, as I’ve been saying all along,” he added.
Griffiths previously came under fire in October, days after Hamas’ brutal massacre in Israel, when he warned of the death of thousands of people in Gaza, without condemning Hamas.
Ambassador Erdan responded on X, “Thousands of Israelis were murdered and maimed in the Hamas Nazi’s barbaric terror attack. And tens of thousands more will be massacred in the future if this savage terror group is not obliterated.”
“Have you been living under a rock? Your double standards truly know no bounds…,” added Erdan.
As a friend of mine once said, “Mankind has an unlimited capacity for stupidity”.
Dismantle the UN and initiate a League of true democracies. Push this agenda forward now!
The U.N. is a terrorist group