U.N. sinks to new low, adds Israeli entities to blacklist of countries that commit sexual violence

"The United Nations has added Israeli entities to a blacklist of countries that commit sexual violence in conflict zones - a list which includes Hamas and other terror organizations. The Jerusalem Post learned of this exclusively on Wednesday night.

The Israeli Prison Service will be included on the 2026 list, along with other Israeli authorities that have entered a monitoring framework for the possibility of future inclusion.

A country or armed group remains on the UN Secretary-General’s list for a minimum of one year. Hamas was added in August 2025.

This development follows reports by the UN Secretary-General's representative on sexual violence in conflict, Pramila Patten, which determined that there were reasonable grounds for Hamas to have committed acts of rape and sexual violence during the October 7 massacre and during the hostages’ captivity in Gaza.

Israel claims that following Hamas' inclusion, heavy pressure was exerted on the UN Secretary-General to include Israel on the list as well.

In fact, in August 2025, UN Secretary-General António Guterres placed Israel ‘on notice’ for potential inclusion in the UN's formal blacklist of parties credibly suspected of committing patterns of sexual violence in armed conflict, citing ‘significant concerns’ regarding alleged patterns of abuse, claims that Israel denies.

Over the past year, several meetings have taken place between Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon and his delegation and representatives of the Secretary-General and his team.

Israel provided documents, data, and a detailed response to all the claims raised in the reports and drafts that were forwarded to Israel. In addition, Israel invited UN personnel to visit the country and sites of atrocities and closely examine the false claims.

Nevertheless, despite the information provided, the UN Secretary-General has chosen to include Israel on the list.

Israel freezes relations with UN Secretary-General's Office

Israel has reactively announced the freezing of relations with the UN Secretary-General's Office and the cancellation of Pramila Patten's planned visit to Israel.

Israel made it clear that it would not maintain contact with the UN Secretary-General's Office as long as Guterres heads the organization.

‘The UN Secretary-General has put Israel on the same blacklist as Hamas, ISIS, and the most depraved terrorist organizations in the world,’ Israeli Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, told the Post. ‘This is a moral disgrace and a complete collapse of any credibility left to the UN.’

Danon explained that Israel cooperated with the UN, provided information, and acted with full transparency.

He said the UN Secretary-General chose to ignore the facts and ‘continue the campaign of incitement and lies against Israel.’

‘Anyone who is able to include Israel on the same list as Hamas terrorists and rapists has no sense of morality,’ he continued.

‘António Guterres, who justified the October 7 massacre, whitewashed the involvement of UNRWA employees in the massacre, and led the organization to an unprecedented low, is using the last months of his term to advance political and false accusations against Israel.’

Guterres' term will end on December 31, 2026. This means that the inclusion of Israel on the list comes amid a leadership contest. A source close to the issue told the Post that Israel sees this as Guterres' attempt at a 'last hurrah.'

It also comes amid a major fiscal crisis: the UN is facing the deepest liquidity in its 80-year history, propelled by $1.56 billion in unpaid member state dues..."