Raisi’s presence at UN General Assembly drew protesters outside hall.
United Nations security personnel on Tuesday detained Israel’s ambassador to the UN shortly after he left the General Assembly Hall to protest a speech by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.
It was not clear why he was being detained, though he was later released. Fox News Digital has reached out to the UN for comment.
Before storming out of the General Assembly Hall, Gilad Erdan held up a picture of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian woman who was brutally murdered last year by the country’s so-called morality police for not properly wearing her hijab.
Amini’s murder sparked waves of protest across the Islamic Republic, which were met with brutal repression.
A caption accompanying Erdan’s photo of Amini read: “Iranian women deserve freedom now!”
Raisi’s presence at the UN General Assembly drew protesters outside the hall.
