Pakistan’s representative to the United Nations slammed Israel during a Security Council session on Thursday, accusing it of violating international law while pretending to be a victim.


“It is unacceptable, indeed ludicrous, for an aggressor, an occupier, a serial violator of UN charter and international law – that is Israel – to abuse this chamber and disrespect the sanctity of this council,” Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said.

He added: “It is an occupier that does not listen to anyone, that does not pay heed to any advice, even from its friends, if there are any left. That refutes, and not just refutes, it threatens members of the international community, international media, international human rights and humanitarian organizations… and threatens the UN and its senior officials.”

The Pakistani representative also accused Israel of acting “with impunity, shielded by its apologists who time and again, eques in its illegal actions and defiance of the international community.”

He then compared Israel to “all occupiers” who “despite being the aggressor, it feigns and plays the victim.”

Ahmad made his speech in response to Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon comparing Israel’s attack on Doha to the 2011 US Navy SEALs special operation in Pakistan that led to the killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

“When bin Laden was eliminated in Pakistan, the question asked was not, ‘Why target a terrorist on foreign soil?’,” Danon said during the UNSC meeting.

The exchange took place during an emergency meeting to discuss Israel’s strike in Doha on Tuesday, which Israel claims targeted Hamas leaders but resulted in civilian casualties. Later in the session, the Council adopted a statement condemning the strike and expressing support for Qatar’s sovereignty and its role as mediator in negotiations over Gaza.