Former United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) spokesperson Chris Gunness launched into a bizarre Twitter rant this week against Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Instead of celebrating Christmas by hailing goodwill toward men, Gunness decided to unleash scathing attacks on Israel through parodies of famous songs and poems heard during the holiday.
Addressing Netanyahu specifically, Gunness said:
"To Mr. Netanyahu,
You better watch out, you better not cry
You better not pout, I'm telling you why,
The ICC is coming to town.
They know you've done some war crimes
They know you you've been corrupt,
They know you've sanctioned settlements
You are absolutely f*****."
And in an even more egregious example, Gunness made fun of Palestinians who were brutally executed by Hamas after collaborating with Israel.
Twas the night before Christmas, when all across The Strip
Not a Qasam Rocket crackled, under Israel's tight grip.
Collaborators twitched as they hung in the air
On the lamp posts that glistened in Palestine Square— Chris Gunness (@ChrisGunness) December 23, 2019
Although he's no longer a representative of the international body, his comments are highly irregular for a former official who was supposed to be a neutral arbiter in the Israeli-Palestinian crisis.
Naturally, his tweets sparked outrage on the social media platform.
Author Kay Wilson, for example, a survivor of a vicious Palestinian machete attack, condemned Gunness not only for his tweets but his entire tenure at UNWRA – an organization now dodging serious corruption allegations.
And Sara Hirschhorn, assistant professor of Israeli Studies at Northwestern University, also said Gunness' tweets were out of line.
If this is the same Chris Gunness from UNRWA, this is deeply unprofessional (whatever we think of Mr. Netanyahu): https://t.co/RYn14QbucV
— Dr. Sara Yael Hirschhorn (@SaraHirschhorn1) December 24, 2019
