Israel's row with the UN.

Israel is in the process of banning UN officials after the general secretary's comments.

He condemned Hamas and also said that their actions didn't happen in a vacuum. He also said that Israel had committed war crimes and was inflicting collective punishment on Palestinians.

I have read his comments and I can't see how what he said was wrong. The Israeli government themselves have said that all people in Gaza are responsible for what Hamas did. They are also clearly acting on that assumption and collective punishment is a war crime according the the UN's own rules.

That Palestinians have been existing under military occupation is likewise irrefutable. Is this a sign that movers and shakers of world politics are moving against the actions of the Netanyahu government? I really hope that it is.

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LegendofPeza · 61-69, M

It's a wonder they haven't labelled him an anti-semite yet.

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@LegendofPeza They can say this about leftist activists with no power and no platform but it's harder to do when it's a major player from an institution respected by most people.

Even their claim about him tacitly supporting Hamas isn't washing with anyone who isn't a hard core Zionist.

It's not to say they won't if this escalates. However, i see this as a sign that they are losing the PR battle with world opinion.