New York, June 20 -- A United Nations hearing in New York on Friday, June 19, descended into a heated exchange after Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, clashed with senior UN officials over reports accusing Israel of violations during the Gaza conflict.

The confrontation took place during an event marking the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.

During his address, Danon called for the resignation of Pramila Patten, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, over a recent report that added Israel to a UN list of parties accused of conflict-related sexual violence violations.

"You caved to the secretary-general's obsession with targeting Israel," Danon said...