A heated clash erupted at the UN on Friday (June 19) as Israel’s UN Ambassador, Danny Danon, accused the UN and Secretary-General António Guterres of unfairly targeting Israel over its inclusion on a UN blacklist for alleged conflict-related sexual violence. The exchange intensified when UN official Vanessa Frazier interrupted Danon, prompting him to tell her to “be quiet,” amid ongoing disputes over UN allegations involving Israeli forces and Palestinians.

Israel’s UN ambassador calls for Pramila Patten’s resignation after Israeli bodies were added to a blacklist of states and terror groups accused of sexual violence in conflict…

Danny Danon, Israel's representative to the UN, demanded the resignation of Pramila Patten, who produced a report that blacklisted Israel for alleged abuses, accusing her of bias.