Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon clashed with UN officials during a Security Council meeting after being interrupted while addressing allegations of sexual violence by Israeli soldiers and settlers against Palestinians. Danon accused Secretary-General António Guterres of unfairly singling out Israel after its inclusion on a UN blacklist of parties suspected of conflict-related sexual violence.
Ambassador Danny Danon confronted UN officials at a Security Council meeting Friday evening after he was interrupted while addressing allegations of sexual violence attributed to Israeli soldiers and settlers against Palestinians. The exchange escalated when Danon accused Secretary-General António Guterres of unfairly targeting Israel, referring to the UN's recent inclusion of Israel on a blacklist of parties suspected of conflict-related sexual violence — a move Israel has rejected as politicized.
This incident follows Danon's call earlier on Friday for the resignation of UN Special Representative Pramila Patten, which The Zioneer reported at 20:07, part of an ongoing confrontation between the Israeli envoy and UN leadership over the treatment of Israel on the Security Council floor. Danon had also silenced an anti-Israel activist attempting to disrupt his speech at the UN on Saturday evening, as previously reported.
The allegations of sexual violence by Israeli forces remain unsubstantiated by the batch's source material; the specific content of Danon's remarks and the UN's response are not detailed in the available report.
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