Israel's UN Envoy Accuses UN Official of Ignoring Hamas Crimes, Spreading Lies
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS French by baba
Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon clashed with UN official Vanessa Frazier, accusing her of ignoring Hamas's crimes and spreading falsehoods about Israel. Danon criticized a UN report for omitting Hamas, despite the group's alleged use of child shields and schools as military bases. Frazier countered by accusing Israel of blocking UN access to Gaza to verify violations. Danon insisted Hamas's actions should be documented, questioning the credibility of reports that omit them.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon accused UN official Vanessa Frazier of ignoring Hamas's crimes.
- Danon criticized a UN report for failing to mention Hamas's alleged use of child shields.
- Frazier accused Israel of preventing UN observers from accessing Gaza to verify violations.
- Danon stated that reports omitting Hamas lack credibility.
- The exchange occurred during a meeting of a UN commission.
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, engaged in a heated exchange with Vanessa Frazier, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, during a UN commission meeting. Danon accused Frazier of ignoring Hamas's crimes and disseminating false information about Israel in her reports. He specifically criticized a report that documented over 12,000 violations related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but failed to mention Hamas. Danon highlighted that the terrorist organization uses children as human shields, recruits minors, and transforms schools into military bases. In response, Frazier accused Israel of preventing UN observers from accessing Gaza to verify reported violations, urging Danon to allow their entry. She argued that a country denying access to investigators cannot fault international reports for lacking documentation. Danon vehemently rejected this, labeling Frazier as biased. "Hamas does not hide its use of children as human shields, its recruitment of child soldiers, or the use of schools as military bases. Yet, in UN reports, Hamas is absent," he stated. He concluded, "Instead of denouncing Hamas's crimes, you are spreading false information about Israel. As long as you refuse to assume your professional responsibilities, your reports will have no credibility."
