Israel envoy shreds UN Charter over Palestine membership vote

In a strong display of outrage, Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan shredded a copy of the United Nations Charter at the General Assembly to protest over the passage of a resolution supporting full membership of Palestine. India, meanwhile, backed the resolution. Calling the resolution a "clear violation" of the UN Charter, Erdan said that it subverted the US veto in the Security Council last month. He further said that he is "holding up the mirror" for the member states while shredding the UN Charter. "This day will go down in infamy. I want the entire world to remember this moment, this immoral act...today I want to hold up a mirror for you, so you can see exactly what you are inflicting upon the UN Charter with this destructive vote. You are shredding the UN Charter with your own hands," he said. Israeli external affairs minister Israel Katz also condemned the passing of the resolution saying that it is an "absurd decision" that highlights "the structural bias of the UN" and rewards the actions of Hamas on October 7, news outlet CNN reported.