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Israel's U.N. ambassador amplifies Iranian women, urges Security Council to condemn recent attacks
Summary
At a U.N. press conference, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, amplified testimonies from Iranian women, described Iran as a regional threat and urged the U.N. Security Council to condemn recent missile and drone strikes; journalists challenged Danon on civilian casualties, which he denied.
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, used a press conference at the start of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women to spotlight Iranian women’s testimony and press the Security Council to condemn recent missile and drone strikes that he said targeted civilians across the region.
Danon opened by linking the U.N. meeting and International Women’s Day to “amplify the voices of Iranian women,” naming survivors and activists who will speak at a related side event. He described those women as having “spoken out against the regime, often at a great personal cost,” and cited activists who were injured or threatened for protesting.
“To the women of Iran, I say this. Your enemy is our enemy,” Danon said, asserting that Iran’s rulers have used “fear and brutality” against women, including…
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