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Danon accuses UN official of anti-Israel bias after she engages with swastika post

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Danon accuses UN official of anti-Israel bias after she engages with swastika post

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Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon accused senior UN official Vanessa Frazier of exposing anti-Israel bias after she interacted on X with an account that shared an image comparing Israel to Nazi Germany. The post featured an Israeli flag altered with a swastika. The exchange followed Frazier's attempt to interrupt Danon's Security Council speech on conflict-related sexual violence.

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Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon has accused senior UN official Vanessa Frazier of anti-Israel bias after she engaged with a social media post that compared Israel to Nazi Germany, featuring an Israeli flag altered with a swastika. The interaction on X came shortly after Frazier attempted to interrupt Danon during his address to the Security Council on conflict-related sexual violence. Danon responded sharply, arguing that Frazier's conduct exposed a pattern of bias against Israel within the UN bureaucracy.

As The Zioneer reported, Danon has been engaged in a series of confrontations with UN officials this month. On Saturday night, he refused to yield the floor when Frazier attempted to disrupt his speech, and on Friday he called for the resignation of UN Special Representative Pramila Patten after what he described as unfair treatment of Israel. The same week, he also clashed with Secretary-General António Guterres over Israel's inclusion on a UN blacklist of parties suspected of conflict-related sexual violence.

No official response has yet been reported from Frazier or the UN Secretariat regarding the latest exchange.

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