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Friday, May 29, 2026
‘Shameful’: Ben Gvir denounces UN after Israel included on sexual violence blacklist
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National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir “completely and utterly condemns” the UN Secretary-General’s report listing Israel as a perpetrator of conflict-related sexual violence.
“The UN’s shameful report proves once again that this organization has lost all moral compass,” he writes on X.
At a time when Hamas, ISIS and the Taliban are committing war crimes, murder, rape and hostage-taking — the UN chooses to put these terrorists and the ones who are fighting them on the same list.”
Ben Gvir’s comments come after the Ynet news site publishes, in full, the UN report, which The Times of Israel confirmed yesterday included Israel. The Hamas terror group was added to the list last year.
UN Ambassador Danny Danon had already said he expected Israel to be added to the list, and — calling the decision “outrageous” — said Jerusalem was never given specific cases to respond to before the decision was made.
“We told them, if there are specific complaints, send us the cases so we can provide specific responses. But we didn’t receive a single specific case,” Danon told ToI yesterday.
In light of the decision, Israel has cut off ties with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, whose ten-year term is set to expire on December 31.
The Times of Israel Community.