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WHMI reports on a tense United Nations meeting where Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon clashed with Vanessa Frazier, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, over Israel’s placement on a sexual violence blacklist. The exchange occurred during a Friday session marking the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, following a UN report Frazier helped author that named Israeli entities. Danon interrupted and loudly challenged Frazier, accusing the UN of pressure and of targeting Israel. The two speakers talked over each other, underscoring the friction between Israel and the UN on this issue.

According to the UN, the annual Conflict-Related Sexual Violence report includes Israel Defense Forces, Israel Prison Service and the Border Police Counter-Terrorism Unit in its annex, and the Secretary-General labeled those groups as 'a party credibly suspected of committing or being responsible for patterns of rape or other sexual violence.' Danon condemned the decision as a 'stain' for Israel, froze relations with Secretary-General Guterres’ office, and called for the resignation of Special Representative Pramila Patten. He argued that Israel should not be listed alongside designated terrorist organizations and signaled a broader diplomatic rift as the incident drew wide international attention.