Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon publicly detailed what he called a serious bias by Vanessa Frazier, the UN Secretary-General's representative for children and armed conflict. According to Ambassador Danon, Frazier engaged with antisemitic accounts on social media, shared blood libels against Israel, and disseminated false information. Danon called her conduct unbecoming a senior UN official and said she reflects a culture within the UN where hatred of Israel outweighs commitment to the truth.
Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon escalated his accusations against senior UN official Vanessa Frazier on Wednesday evening, publishing detailed findings that he says reveal a pattern of antisemitic activity on social media. According to Danon's statement, Frazier interacted with accounts promoting antisemitic content, responded to a post in which the Star of David was replaced with a swastika, shared blood libels against Israel, and disseminated false accusations that have been proven baseless. This development, reported at 19:08 Jerusalem, comes hours after Danon confronted Frazier during a Security Council debate and demanded an investigation — as The Zioneer reported at 17:50 Jerusalem on Wednesday.
As The Zioneer first reported on Monday June 22 at 14:31 Jerusalem, Danon accused Frazier of anti-Israel bias after she engaged on X with an account that posted an image comparing Israel to Nazi Germany, featuring an Israeli flag altered with a swastika. That initial report was based on a single news outlet, N12. Later the same day, The Zioneer published a second version of the story with Danon's direct call for an official investigation by the UN Secretary-General, citing the same incident as evidence of what he termed "anti-Israel bias" and "antisemitism." The current version adds specific new details of Frazier's alleged social media activity — sharing blood libels and false accusations — that Danon now says go beyond the initial swastika-post incident.
Danon's broader confrontation with UN officials over treatment of Israel has been building over several days. As The Zioneer reported on Saturday June 20 at 22:59 Jerusalem, Danon refused to yield the floor to Frazier during a UN address. Later that day, at 23:33 Jerusalem, he clashed with UN Secretary-General António Guterres over Israel's inclusion on a UN blacklist of parties suspected of conflict-related sexual violence. The previous day, Friday June 19 at 20:07 Jerusalem, Danon called for the resignation of UN Special Representative Pramila Patten following what Israeli media described as an outburst at the Security Council.
No response from Vanessa Frazier or the UN Secretary-General's office has been reported yet. Danon's specific claim — that Frazier shared blood libels and other false accusations — remains based solely on his statement, with no independent verification or on-record comment from the UN.
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