On Friday ’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America Reports, ” Gilad Erdan, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, reacted to Alternate Representative of the United States for Special Political Affairs at the U. N. Robert Wood standing for a moment of silence for Ebrahim Raisi at the U. N. by stating that he considers Wood “my companion and I know that his heart is in the right location. But, I don’t know, sometimes the Russians and the Foreign, they surprised people and suddenly stood up. ”
Erdan said that the U. N. ’s mourning for Raisi is “disgusting. I was shocked. It’s not only about convening the General Assembly to pay tribute to a large murderer, it ’s even the fact that the U. N. has now lowered its flag to celebrate the death of this criminal. And also the Security Council, the body in charge of the safety and security of our planet, they stood for a moment of silence, and afterwards, to honor a large criminal who’s responsible for killing, not only hundreds of his own citizens, but hundreds of Israelis and even Americans. It’s outrageous that the U. N. that was founded in the midst of the Holocaust and World War II to avoid crimes and defend human rights is then paying gift and giving so much value to a despot [who] was also a large criminal. ”
Co-host John Roberts then asked, “You mentioned that moment of silence at the United Nations Security Council. … Robert Wood…he kind of waited until everybody else rose to stand up, but he still did. … Should Ambassador Wood have stayed seated? ”
Erdan answered, “ Well, I was n’t there and I consider Ambassador Wood my friend and I know that his heart is in the right place. So, I don’t know, maybe the Russians and the Chinese, they surprised everyone and suddenly stood up. But I’m not his spokesperson. I’m sure you can ask him this question. ”
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