UN Secretary-General Guterres on Palestine-Israel:
I totally refuse the idea of bias. On the contrary, I think we have been on the right side of history. We have been defending what is necessary for peace to come to the Middle…
Assessment
Guterres publicly rejects accusations of anti-Israel bias at the UN, insisting the organization is on 'the right side of history' in its approach to the conflict. His self-defense comes amid sustained criticism from Israeli officials who claim the UN has unfairly targeted their country. The statement risks deepening divides rather than bridging them, as it frames the debate as a binary choice between right and wrong sides.