Israel has banned the UN secretary-general. Is this legal – or right?
- Written by Samuel Berhanu Woldemariam, Lecturer in law, University of Newcastle
In early October, Israel’s foreign minister, Israel Katz, announced on X he had declared the United Nations secretary-general, António Guterres, persona non grata. In other words, he had banned Guterres from setting foot in Israel.
Katz said Guterres’ failure to “unequivocally condemn” Iran’s recent attack on...





