{"id":1307,"date":"2026-05-28T17:39:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/05\/28\/israel-furious-over-inclusion-on-un-sexual-violence-list\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T17:39:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:39:52","slug":"israel-furious-over-inclusion-on-un-sexual-violence-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=1307","title":{"rendered":"Israel furious over inclusion on UN sexual violence list"},"content":{"rendered":"

West Jerusalem has denounced the move as a \u201cblood libel\u201d and severed ties with UN chief Antonio Guterres<\/strong><\/p>\n

The United Nations has added Israel to its list of parties accused of sexual violence in conflict zones, Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said on Thursday, denouncing the move as a political attack and accusing the organization of spreading \u201cblood libels.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

While the designation has not yet been formally announced by the organization, Israel\u2019s official UN account said on X that the chief of staff to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had informed Danon of the decision \u201cto place Israel and its security services on the UN\u2019s blacklist regarding sexual violence in conflict zones \u2013 the same list as Hamas\u2019s October 7 terrorists.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Danon said on X that Israel had submitted evidence, documents, and detailed responses to every claim, and had invited UN representatives to examine the allegations on the ground, but that they \u201cchose not to do so.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

In a video address, he described the decision to include Israel in the Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) report as \u201coutrageous,\u201d<\/em> accusing Guterres and his team of spreading \u201clies against Israel.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Gaza flotilla activists accuse Israel of rape and torture<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cTo put us and Hamas terrorists on the same list, that\u2019s unacceptable,\u201d<\/em> he said, adding that Israel is \u201cdone with this Secretary General\u201d<\/em> and will be suspending relations with Guterres\u2019 office.<\/p>\n

The Israeli Foreign Ministry has also decried the \u201cshameful and absurd UN decision,\u201d<\/em> accusing the organization of \u201clong-standing, institutionalized hostility toward Israel.\u201d<\/em> The ministry confirmed that West Jerusalem will sever all ties with Guterres\u2019 office and will \u201cwait until a new UN Secretary-General is appointed.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The blacklist designation follows a series of sexual assault allegations against Israeli forces and prison authorities. The New York Times recently published a report detailing allegations of sexual violence by Israeli soldiers, settlers, interrogators, and prison guards against Palestinians.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Australian activists detained during Israel\u2019s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla also accused Israeli forces of rape, sexual assault, beatings, humiliation, and torture.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the Canadian government demanded an independent investigation into Israel\u2019s \u201cappalling\u201d<\/em> treatment of the activists and said it had provided West Jerusalem with evidence of abuse against detainees, expecting \u201cthose responsible to be held accountable.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Israel has denied the accusations, insisting it treats detainees appropriately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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