Erdan shreds UN charter in protest of General Assembly vote to boost status of Palestinian mission
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan shreds a copy of the UN charter with a small machine he brought with him onto the podium at the General Assembly plenum as he expresses his opposition to a vote in the body to boost the standing of the Palestinian observer mission to the UN and urge the Security Council to reconsider its decision last month to reject an application to grant the mission full-member status.
That vote was vetoed by the US.
Watch: Israeli ambassador to the UN @giladerdan1 used a paper shredder to shred the UN charter on the podium of the UN general assembly ahead of a vote that will give new privileges to the Palestinians at the UN pic.twitter.com/mWQ85c8uwK
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) May 10, 2024
