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At the UN

Numerous votes and resolutions were voted on at the international governing body over the past year. In an historic move, the UN General Assembly declared Israel's occupation of Palestinian land illegal and indistinguishable from a ‘settler-colonial’ situation, calling for reparations to be paid to Palestinians. This followed on from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) deeming Israel’s occupation illegal in July.

However the global body has come under increased criticism for being unable to stop the bloodshed in Gaza.

In spite of its inaction, on 2 October, Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz announced that he has designated UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres ‘persona non grata’, meaning the diplomat cannot enter Israel. The occupation state has long claimed the world body has an ‘anti-Israel’ bias, with its envoy to the UN claiming earlier in October 2024 that the UN is 'stained by anti-Semitism'.

Concept, research and text: Sara Khalil

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