Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, launched a sharp attack on UNRWA during a Security Council debate Thursday morning, stating that its employees are not aid workers but terrorists. Danon also said he told New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani that Israel will continue exposing terrorists posing as journalists and UN workers. According to Danon's remarks.
During a UN Security Council session on Thursday morning, Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, directly confronted ongoing international criticism of UNRWA's operations. Quoting his own remarks, Danon said that those who defend UNRWA are defending 'terrorists and not workers,' pushing back against fundraising efforts for the agency. He also stated that he had told New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani — a frequent critic of Israel — that Israel would continue exposing Hamas operatives who embed within media and UN agencies. The speech continues Danon's high-profile campaign at the UN to challenge what Israel views as systematic bias by international bodies, including the repeated inclusion of Israel on UN blacklists. The remarks were one of several such interventions by Danon in recent weeks, including clashes over UNRWA's neutrality, allegations of antisemitism by a UN children's representative, and disputes over New York local politics. No official response from UNRWA or Mamdani was yet available.
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