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We previously reported on the UN’s reaction to Israeli government spokesman David Mencer’s “dangerous and derogatory” remarks about UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini:

Here is what Mencer, who works for the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said about the UNRWA chief in a videotaped speech:

“If the UN did what it was supposed to do, then Philippe Lazzarini would have to be one of the good guys. But he is not. He is one of the bad guys. A terrorist sympathizer. A supporter of the murder of Jews. A liar,” said Mencer.

On Wednesday, Al Jazeera’s Gabriel Elizondo asked Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, about Mencer’s comments.

Dujarric said the Israeli spokesman’s comments were “unacceptable to say the least.”

“The use of the inflammatory language that he used to describe Mr. Lazzarini – and I don’t want to repeat it. But they are listed here for completeness. In an environment that is already extremely unstable – that is reprehensible and downright dangerous,” Dujarric said.

“This puts at risk a senior UN official whose sole purpose is to assist and alleviate the suffering of the civilian population in Gaza,” he said.