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Yad Vashem's Response to UN Secretary General António Guterres's Statements in the UN Security Council about the Israel-Gaza War

25 October 2023

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Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan responded to remarks made by UN Secretary General António Guterres's yesterday during the UN Security Council session.

"The slaughter of Jews by Hamas on October 7th was genocidal in its intents and immeasurably brutal in its form. Part of why it differs from the Holocaust is because Jews have today a state and an army. We are not defenseless and at the mercy of others.

However, it puts to test the sincerity of world leaders, intellectuals and influencers that come to Yad Vashem and pledge “Never Again”.  Those who seek to "understand", look for a justifying context, do not categorically condemn the perpetrators, and do not call for the unconditional and immediate release of the abducted – fail the test. UN Secretary General António Guterres failed the test."