Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, has a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calling for the dismissal of a senior UN official to be revoked.
Sarah Muscroft, director of one of the UN offices that serves Palestinians, was fired after posting a tweet condemning Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s “indiscriminate firing of rockets” in the recent Gaza conflict.
“While we have not agreed with all of Ms. Muscroft’s tweets, or those of her UN counterparts, the war of Israeli words or grievances has been expressed in a normative manner,” Erdan wrote in the letter.
“We ask that Ms. Muscroft’s factor have the greatest concern. We call on OCHA and the UN to oppose this unfortunate resolution which is seen as a compliment for the intimidation and threats,” Erdan said.
“While Israel supports constructive engagement with UN officials and agencies, we settle for such appalling double standards,” he added.
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