On the occasion of Israel’s Memorial Day, the Israeli envoy to the United Nations Gilad Erdan lit a candle and left the Security Council on Tuesday in response to the body convening over the Palestinian issue.
“Shame! This discussion desecrates the memory of the fallen. We will not take part in it,” Erdan said before leaving the session in protest.
Present at the Council were Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Palestinian counterpart Riyad al-Maliki.
As Erdan lit the candle, he read the names of those murdered and those who fell in acts of terror in the past year, before leaving the chamber in protest.
“I asked you to change the date of the debate, and the decision to hold it after all just proves everything we already know about this antisemitic and biased body,” Erdan charged.
“While the State of Israel mourns, this council, as usual, will hear blatant lies against Israel, and meanwhile, as expected, the real threat to the region, the Ayatollah regime in Iran, will not even be a footnote in today’s discussion,” he continued.
“Shame, shame, shame! I refuse to take part in this absurdity, instead, I will use the opportunity to honor the memory of the victims of Palestinian terrorism in the past year and those who fell in the line of duty.” – i24 News
Israel’s ‘memorial day’ is a sham.
The Torah forbids raging for frowns grieving for turning to a flag.
This is a nation of jews acting like a body of gentiles. Proper observance memorializes all proper and private yahrzeits are more solemn.