Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, criticized the UN for its hypocrisy regarding Israel, saying, "Hamas causes the crisis, and we get the blame,” in an interview with The Jerusalem Post.
"We're not ignoring the suffering in Gaza — but the blame lies with Hamas, not Israel," said Danon.
He told the Post that the international pressure being directed at Israel in recent weeks is less a result of humanitarian concern, and more a product of what he calls "a calculated propaganda campaign orchestrated by Hamas and its allies."
“People see the images, they hear the outcry — but they don’t check the facts,” Danon said. “That’s why we’re fighting not only on the battlefield, but in the arena of perception.”
In the interview, Danon firmly rejected the claim that Gaza is currently facing famine, citing international benchmarks.
“Look at the quantities of food entering through Kerem Shalom, through humanitarian convoys, through aid centers — there is a constant flow of food,” he explained. “But Hamas hijacks aid, disrupts distribution, and prevents civilians from accessing relief — and then blames Israel.”
The deeper issue, according to Danon, who has been fighting to prove that the claims of famine in Gaza are fake, is Hamas’s absence from the diplomatic arena.
“They’re not in the Security Council, not at the General Assembly. We are. So all the pressure goes to us — even though we’re not the problem, we’re the target.”
When asked about UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s recent comments accusing Israel of blocking humanitarian access, Danon responded firmly: “It’s hypocrisy. From day one, the UN tried to undermine the Israeli National Relief Fund that was set up to provide direct aid to Gaza. They don’t want Israel to succeed — they want control. Even if that means fewer Palestinians get fed.”
Danon condemned UNSC for not urging hostage release
In March, Danon also directed criticism at the UN Security Council for failing to demand the release of hostages held by Hamas, as previously reported by the Post. “How can they have the audacity to talk about a ceasefire without demanding the release of those held in Hamas’s terror tunnels?” he asked.
"How can you claim to stand for international law while ignoring the hostages as they languish in conditions that defy human comprehension?” he added, referring to an address by released hostage Eli Sharabi to the council, in which he asked, “Where was the UN during my 491 days in captivity?”
Danon described the UN’s silence as a “moral collapse of the highest order.”
Furthermore, Danon condemned the lack of action by the Red Cross, saying that for "530 days, the Red Cross has continued to act according to Hamas's playbook."
Addressing the topic of the renewed IDF military strikes and ground force operations in Gaza, Danon said, "There is one absolute certainty in this situation: the war will not end until the hostages are freed."
"This war does not end with hostages left underground," he said.
"The choice is simple," he concluded, "Ff you want a ceasefire, then pressure Hamas to release the hostages immediately."