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'The mantra was wrong': Outgoing top UN envoy blames weak diplomacy for Israel-Hamas war
FirstpostOutgoing top UN envoy Tor Wennesland has blamed weak diplomacy for the Israel-Hamas war, saying the world leaders have wrongly focused on short-term fixes, including small-scale humanitarian initiatives in Gaza, instead of pursuing a more ambitious push for a Palestinian state, according to a report Tor Wennesland, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, speaks during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, on November 25, 2024. AP File Outgoing top UN envoy Tor Wennesland has blamed weak diplomacy for the Israel-Hamas war, saying the world leaders have wrongly focused on short-term fixes, including small-scale humanitarian initiatives in Gaza, instead of pursuing a more ambitious push for a Palestinian state. “The feeling that Hamas had no interest in the conflict — that was the mantra, and it was wrong,” The New York Times quoted Wennesland as saying in a parting interview as he retired after a four-year tenure before leaving Jerusalem last weekend. According to the The New York Times report_,_ in September last year, Wennesland, the UN’s top envoy for the Middle East peace process, left a meeting with Hamas leaders in Gaza believing he had helped prevent a major escalation.
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