Nigel Farage has slammed the decision of the UK representative at the UN Security Council for standing up for a minute’s silence for the late President Raisi, saying the move by the council was a 'kick in the teeth' for Israel.
Speaking on GB News Nigel Farage said: “The level of disrespect, even abuse, that is now being shown to Israel is reaching astonishing proportions. I mean, can you believe that the United Nations Security Council met and they stood up.
“They're all standing up at the UN Security Council to have a minute’s silence after the death of the Iranian President Raisi. They're all standing up. We're standing up. Oh, of course, we're standing up rigid to attention. The Americans are standing up rigid to attention. The French, of course, they're there as well.
“And remember, these are the same representatives of governments that have been doing the deals with Iran over the course of the last few years. This wonderful idea that President Obama had supported, of course, by Boris Johnson, supported of course by David Cameron, that somehow we could tame Iran.
“And we got rid of sanctions, we freed up the money which they used to spread terrorism that I thought was an extraordinary thing for the British ambassador to the UN to do, and it was a real kick in the teeth for Israel.
“Israel's ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, responded, I think, very powerfully later on.
“He did say that the Butcher of Tehran was responsible for thousands of deaths around the world. He was also responsible for many, many thousands of executions that took place within Iran itself - Pretty brutal stuff.
“Well, to add insult to injury, yesterday, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants not just for the leader of Hamas, but for the leader of the only elected country in that region of the world. Yep, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
“Rishi Sunak did respond, I thought, very sensibly, to it by saying, there is no moral equivalence between a terrorist organisation and the Prime Minister of a country that is going after those terrorists to try and stop October 7th from happening again.
“And yes, of course, there are civilian deaths in Gaza, and it is deeply regrettable and unfortunate, but I'm afraid that's what happens in all forms of war."
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