  {"id":318505,"date":"2024-10-02T14:08:05","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T18:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=318505"},"modified":"2026-05-29T14:12:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:12:30","slug":"israel-declares-un-secretary-general-persona-non-grata","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/israel-declares-un-secretary-general-persona-non-grata\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel declares Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Secretary\u2011General persona non grata (Non-Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Document)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a non-United Nations document. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ provides these documents only as a convenience for reference purposes, and the inclusion of a document does not imply the endorsement of its content by the United Nations.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2 October 2024<\/p>\n<p><em>The following statement was posted on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Israel_katz\/status\/1841422324890812763\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official X account of Israel\u2019s Minister of Defense<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Today, I have declared Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Secretary-General A<\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">ntonio Guterres <\/span><em>persona non grata<\/em> in Israel and banned him from entering the country. Anyone who cannot unequivocally condemn Iran&#8217;s heinous attack on Israel, as almost every country in the world has done, does not deserve to step foot on Israeli soil.<\/p>\n<p>This is a Secretary-General who has yet to denounce the massacre and sexual atrocities committed by Hamas murderers on October 7, nor has he led any efforts to declare them a terrorist organization.<\/p>\n<p>A Secretary-General who gives backing to terrorists, rapists, and murderers from Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and now Iran\u2014the mothership of global terror\u2014will be remembered as a stain on the history of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ.<\/p>\n<p>Israel will continue to defend its citizens and uphold its national dignity, with or without Ant\u00f3nio Guterres.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-full wp-image-318521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Isarel-MFA-statement-2024-Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµSG-persona-non-grata.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Isarel-MFA-statement-2024-Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµSG-persona-non-grata.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27598%27%20height%3D%27558%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20598%20558%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27598%27%20height%3D%27558%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Isarel-MFA-statement-2024-Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµSG-persona-non-grata-200x187.png 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Isarel-MFA-statement-2024-Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµSG-persona-non-grata-300x280.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Isarel-MFA-statement-2024-Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµSG-persona-non-grata-400x373.png 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Isarel-MFA-statement-2024-Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµSG-persona-non-grata.png 598w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; This is a non-United Nations document. 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