{"id":924696,"date":"2026-07-10T04:04:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T04:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/924696\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T04:04:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T04:04:22","slug":"danon-demands-un-release-blacklisting-emails-patten-resign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/924696\/","title":{"rendered":"Danon demands UN release blacklisting emails, Patten resign"},"content":{"rendered":"

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon<\/a> has requested the full release of all communications between Pramilla Patten, the Secretary-General\u2019s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to “expose” the Secretary-General’s influence over her decision to include Israel on the UN blacklist.<\/p>\n

At the end of May 2026, the United Nations<\/a> added Israeli entities to a blacklist of countries that commit sexual violence in conflict zones, a list that includes Hamas and other terrorist organizations. Israel alleged that heavy pressure was exerted on Guterres<\/a> to place Israel on the list after Hamas\u2019s inclusion.<\/p>\n

During Wednesday’s Security Counci<\/a>l discussion, Danon strongly condemned Patten’s conduct in producing the report.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe caved to the secretary-general. She was not a bystander in this shameful process. She gave it credibility \u2013 she defended it. And when asked whether she had seen the evidence with her own eyes, she answered, \u2018No, because this is not my job.\u2019 She also said: \u2018It is not the responsibility of my office to do any verification.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Danon also pointed out that the report cites 13 alleged incidents attributed to Israel in 2025, while other conflicts documented in the report contain thousands of cases.<\/p>\n

\"PramilaPramila Patten, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, speaks during the Security Council at the United Nations Headquarters on March 11, 2024 in New York City. (credit: John Lamparski\/Getty Images)Danon demands full release of communication between Patten and Guterres<\/strong><\/p>\n

Patten defended the decision. She said that the list is not intended to be political, but, instead, a preventive tool.<\/p>\n

She maintained the accusations against Israel, claiming that sexual violence continues in detention facilities, at checkpoints, and during military operations, with victims being pressured not to file complaints.<\/p>\n

Danon proceeded to demand the full release of all communication between Patten and Guterres.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou will release the email. You will reveal the pressure. You will admit what really happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

He argued that the only reason for Israel\u2019s inclusion on the list was because Guterres wanted it to be as his \u201cfinal chapter\u201d before leaving the post in a few months.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you have nothing to hide, show us,\u201d Danon said. \u201cProve that this decision was not fast-tracked. Prove that there was no political pressure. In the interest of transparency, release your communications with the secretary-general.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAny credible institution should not be scared of transparency,\u201d he stated. \u201cYou tried to stain Israel. But the stain is not on Israel. It is on this report. It is on this process. Ms. Patten, the stain is on you.\u201d<\/p>\n

He proceeded to call for Patten\u2019s resignation: \u201cYou could have defended the independence of your mandate. You could have resigned. You failed to do so then \u2013 you should resign now.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon has requested the full release of all communications between Pramilla…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":924697,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2],"tags":[39655,99,50,69516,105748,1206],"class_list":["post-924696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-danny-danon","tag-israel","tag-news","tag-security-council","tag-sexual-violence","tag-united-nations"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116893704975788729","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/924696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=924696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/924696\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/924697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=924696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=924696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=924696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}