{"id":318143,"date":"2026-07-13T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=318143"},"modified":"2026-07-08T18:52:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T17:52:00","slug":"israel-wants-the-world-to-be-quiet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2026\/07\/israel-wants-the-world-to-be-quiet\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Wants the World to Be Quiet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon attends a UN Security Council meeting in New York City.
(AFP file)<\/p><\/div>\n

Monsters Playing Victims: Danny Danon\u2019s Twisted War on the Truth<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

29 Jun 2026\u00a0<\/em>–\u00a0Whether Israelis will ever comprehend the irreparable damage inflicted on their country\u2019s reputation by their UN ambassador, Danny Danon, is a moot point. The damage Israel has done to itself through its barbaric practices in the Occupied Territories is simply impossible to overcome.<\/p>\n

Danon, however, utilizes a peculiar approach to defending Israel within international institutions: he relies on bullying, intimidation and an overt attempt to silence anyone who dares to challenge the official Israeli narrative \u2014 particularly female leaders. But what makes his behavior most outrageous is his deployment of these abrasive tactics to suppress an issue that demands the utmost sensitivity: the systemic use of sexual violence and human rights abuses against Palestinians.<\/p>\n

A confrontation took place during a UN General Assembly session convened this month to mark International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. Senior UN officials were presenting harrowing findings documenting sexual violence against Palestinian detainees. True to form, Danon refused to engage with the substance of the reports. For Israeli diplomacy, the enemy is never merely the armed adversary; it is the judge, the independent human rights observer and the UN investigator whose sole mandate is to document violations of international law.<\/p>\n

The immediate target of Danon\u2019s wrath was Pramila Patten, the UN secretary-general\u2019s special representative on sexual violence in conflict. Instead of reflecting on her grim findings, Danon demanded Patten\u2019s resignation. He accused her and the broader international community of harboring an \u201cobsession\u201d with targeting Israel.<\/p>\n

When Vanessa Frazier, the secretary-general\u2019s special representative for children and armed conflict, attempted to intervene on a point of order as per established protocol, Danon unleashed a vitriolic verbal assault. Refusing to yield, he shouted over her, ordering her to \u201cbe quiet\u201d and drowning out the chamber with his outbursts. \u201cShame on you. You are part of this obsession,\u201d Danon bellowed.<\/p>\n

While such unruly behavior should have resulted in Danon\u2019s immediate removal from the chamber, the diplomatic asymmetry of the UN prevailed. It was Frazier who found herself trying to de-escalate, politely clarifying that her procedural request was \u201cnot personal.\u201d Danon shot back with typical defiance: \u201cYou will not be allowed to bully us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Herein lies the supreme irony of Israel\u2019s diplomatic relationship with the UN and international law. Israel stands as one of the most egregious, serial violators of international law in modern history \u2014 a decades-long pattern of behavior left unpunished by Western vetoes, which have ultimately emboldened it to carry out an ongoing genocide in Gaza. Yet Israeli officials persistently claim the mantle of the ultimate victim, alleging they are a target of antisemitism, bias and now \u201cbullying\u201d by the very institutions they defy.<\/p>\n

“Israel demands absolute silence while Palestinians are starved, raped and murdered.”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

— Dr. Ramzy Baroud<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

But the mountain of evidence cannot be shouted away. According to an extensive report issued by Patten\u2019s office, there are verified patterns of systemic abuse, sexual degradation and psychological torture weaponized against Palestinian men, women and children in Israeli detention camps like Sde Teiman.<\/p>\n

The weight of this evidence reached such an undeniable threshold that the UN secretary-general\u2019s office formally added Israel to the global \u201cList of Shame\u201d \u2014 the blacklist of states committing grave violations against children in armed conflict.<\/p>\n

None of this is enough to convince Danon or the broader Israeli political establishment that Israel does not possess a sovereign right to violate international law. In their view, merely pointing out these crimes constitutes an act of aggression.<\/p>\n

This systemic denial extends to every facet of the conflict. A comprehensive UN investigation recently concluded that Israel has deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza as a core component of its military campaign. The numbers are staggering: Between Oct. 7, 2023, and Oct. 7, 2025, at least 20,179 Palestinian children were killed \u2014 about 30 percent of all Palestinian deaths.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe evidence shows that Palestinian children have been deliberately targeted and killed by the Israeli security forces,\u201d stated commission chair Srinivasan Muralidhar, noting that Israeli authorities have systematically continued to commit the crime of genocide.<\/p>\n

While these findings provide another layer of ironclad legal proof regarding genocidal intent, the true significance of the report lies in its exposure of the rationale behind targeting children. Typically, the disproportionate slaughter of children and women is dismissed by Western apologists as \u201ccollateral damage.\u201d The UN inquiry shattered this defense, offering a far more consequential conclusion: the targeting of Gaza\u2019s children is part of a calculated strategy to destroy the biological continuity and future existence of the Palestinian people in Gaza.<\/p>\n

As Muralidhar bluntly summarized: \u201cBy targeting children, Israel is attacking the very capacity of the Palestinian people to exist.\u201d<\/p>\n

It remains a profound disappointment that the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice \u2014 often swift to indict war crimes committed elsewhere \u2014 continue to move at a glacial pace regarding Israel. Tragically, the catastrophe continues unabated because there is still no meaningful international mechanism willing to enforce sanctions or employ genuine pressure to halt it.<\/p>\n

This is precisely why Danon wants the world to be quiet. His outbursts are not merely directed at UN diplomats; they are directed at global civil society, ordinary citizens and anyone refusing to look away. Israel demands absolute silence while Palestinians are starved, raped and murdered. According to its twisted logic, committing these atrocities is its inherent right and objecting to them is an act of malice.<\/p>\n

If this logic is allowed to prevail, it becomes the blueprint for every future aggressor who wishes to kill, rape and starve a population for geopolitical gain. Palestinians and Lebanese are already forced to inhabit this dystopian reality. Our collective responsibility is clear: we must refuse to be quiet. We must speak out, ensuring our voices drown out the shouts of Danon and his peers, so that murder and systemic violence are never normalized as tools of military necessity.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a> Dr. Ramzy Baroud is a journalist, author, and the editor of The Palestine Chronicle. His latest book, Before the Flood, will be published by Seven Stories Press. His website: <\/em>www.ramzybaroud.net<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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