’Persona non grata’: Israel bars UN secretary general Guterres from entering country, jpost.com

Israel’s foreign minister declared UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres ’persona non grata’ and was henceforth banning him from entering Israel, according to a post on X/Twitter on Wednesday.

US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller later stated the US believes this step is  ”not productive at all” due to the UN’s role in the region.

”One of the things we’ve always said that Israel needs to be cognizant of throughout this conflict is its standing in the world, and steps like this are not productive to improve its standing in the world,” Miller added. Läs artikel