New admission raises questions about U.N. report targeting Israel

The author of a United Nations report that placed Israel on a “sexual violence blacklist” admitted she had no need to see evidence.

The first hint that the UN wasn’t acting in good faith was when it put Iran on its Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). The second was placing Israel on a “sexual violence blacklist” without reviewing any evidence at all. Because nothing bad could happen by running the UN based on vibes, right?

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“Did you get access to the evidence that is mentioned in this report?” Pramila Patten, U.N. Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, was asked.

“I don’t have to access. I mean the information is verified with a very robust methodology of verification and documentation. I am a recipient. I compile that information and I present it to the Secretary-General,” Patten replied.

“Right, I just wondered if you viewed it with your own eyes,” the woman clarified.

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“No, because this is not my job,” Patten said, later adding, “And even throughout the engagement with the Permanent Mission, I made it clear to Israel I would not visit any detention facility, even if offered. It’s not the responsibility of my office to do any verification.”

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