"Refuses to take part in this absurdity": Erdan abandoned a debate on the Palestinians at the UN on Memorial Day

The UN Security Council convened today (Tuesday) for a special discussion on the "Palestinian issue", this despite appeals by Israel's ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan , to change the date of the discussion and not to hold it on Memorial Day. In the territories of Judea and Samaria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki are also participating.

Thor Wensland , the UN envoy to the Middle East, opened the discussion and reviewed the incidents of violence in recent times between the two sides, and listed the number of Israeli and Palestinian casualties in the various incidents. Later, he also referred to the rocket barrage from Lebanon during Passover and the Israeli government's approval of the establishment of nine New settlements thousands more housing units in Judea and Samaria.

Ambassador Gilad Erdan harshly criticized the decision to hold the discussion during Memorial Day. "I asked you to change the date of the debate and the decision to hold it anyway only proves everything we already know about this anti-Semitic and biased body. While the State of Israel mourns, this council, as usual, will hear blatant lies defending Israel, and meanwhile, as expected, the real threat to the region, the Ayatollah regime in Iran, will not even be a footnote in today's discussion."

Shame, shame, shame! I refuse to take part in this absurdity, instead I will use the opportunity to honor the memory of the victims of Palestinian terrorism in the past year and those who fell in the line of duty," he concluded. Later, Ambassador Erdan read the names of those murdered in the past year, lit a memorial candle and left the hall.