UN chief backs official who reposted anti-Israel activist's claims amid calls for investigation

A apical United Nations charismatic is erstwhile again nether occurrence for smearing Israel by sharing a societal media connection primitively posted by a female facing charges of incitement to panic and expressing support of Hamas.

On June 18, U.N. Special Representative of nan Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Vanessa Frazier reposted an image of 3 mini objects which nan original poster, Sarah Wilkinson, claimed were cluster munitions "disguised arsenic children’s toys" that Israelis had been "strategically dropping" over Lebanon. In her ain post, Frazier stated, "If this is existent it intends that location is simply a deliberate, premeditated intent to termination children."

Frazier, who has complete 10,000 followers connected X, has since deleted nan post, but a screenshot of nan original was provided to Fox News Digital.

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A screenshot captures a since-deleted societal media station from UN Special Representative Vanessa Frazier. The station connected X was called 'Fake news' by an IDF spokesperson. The repost is from an anti-Israel activistic who is facing charges for incitement to panic and support of Hamas successful nan U.K. (X/@_VanessaFrazier)

In consequence to questions astir whether United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stood down Frazier's repost of Wilkinson's remarks, Guterres' spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told Fox News Digital that "the retweet was deleted a while agone and, arsenic you know, [the] retweet successful nary measurement implies an endorsement of nan personification who posted nan original tweet."

Andrew Fox a elder chap astatine nan Henry Jackson Society, told Fox News Digital that "it is farcical that a U.N. charismatic should beryllium truthful gullible." 

Fox, a erstwhile British service serviceman who has studied and written astir Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tactics, said it was "deeply telling that a U.N. charismatic should leap to stock nan ancient, antisemitic humor libel that Jews termination children. This is nan toxic ambiance that astir 3 years of lies person created astir Israel. Any allegation against nan Jewish state, nary matter really outlandish, is instantly fixed credence. This is different nail successful nan coffin of nan U.N. Special Representative’s credibility and reputation."

An IDF spokesperson told Fox News Digital that nan "allegation is baseless and unfounded. It is clone news, and we categorically cull it."

The original poster of nan cluster munitions accusation was arrested successful nan United Kingdom on panic charges successful 2024, according to nan World Socialist Web Site. The site, arsenic good arsenic Al Mayadeen English, — Hezbollah’s media arm - nexus Wilkinson to nan societal media floor plan connected X which shared nan station Frazier elevated.

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U.N. Special Representative of nan Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Vanessa Frazier, pictured during her clip arsenic ambassador to Malta talking pinch Representatives Zhang Jun of China, Vassily Nebenzia of nan Russian Federation and Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour during a U.N. Security Council gathering connected Gaza astatine nan United Nations office connected March 25, 2024, successful New York City.  Frazier was appointed arsenic typical typical successful 2025. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)

The BBC reported last week that Wilkinson will look proceedings successful January connected "two counts of encouragement of coercion connected societal media, 2 counts of expressing an sentiment aliases belief that was supportive of a proscribed organization, namely Hamas; and 1 of failing to comply pinch a constabulary investigation."

Though Wilkinson discussed her arrests and subsequent charges connected her X account, she did not respond to Fox News Digital’s messages asking for remark astir nan charges she presently faces.

In consequence to questions astir her removal of nan X station and concerns astir its original source, Frazier said that "regarding circumstantial tweets, I understand why immoderate of my societal media activities person generated questions. Where concerns arose regarding posts, I took due action. Nonetheless, nan intended connection is to stress nan siren of nan Secretary-General successful his Annual Report regarding nan usage of explosive weapons successful populated areas successful Lebanon, a matter that raises superior humanitarian concerns owed to their long-lasting effect connected civilians."

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Workers cleanable a thoroughfare nether a elephantine image of nan precocious Hezbollah subject commandant Imad Mughniyeh, arsenic fume rises from a destroyed building that was deed by an Israeli airstrike successful Dahiyeh, successful nan confederate suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Frazier said that, "Ultimately, my instruction is not carried retired done societal media. It is carried retired done nan United Nations’ established monitoring and verification methodology, which applies nan aforesaid standards to each parties to conflict."

In March, JNS reported that Frazier posted that she was "deeply alarmed by reports of attacks connected Iranian schools leaving a ample number of casualties, mostly children." A photograph accompanying nan station showed galore achromatic assemblage bags. When it became clear that nan photograph depicted victims of nan Iranian regime’s crackdown connected protesters, Frazier removed nan post. She past created a caller station pinch a akin sentiment featuring an updated picture.

On June 24, Israel’s Ambassador to nan U.N. Danny Danon sent a missive to nan U.N. Security Council president raising Israel’s "grave concerns regarding behaviour that appears inconsistent pinch nan neutrality, professionalism, and impartiality expected of a elder United Nations official."

Israeli Ambassador to nan UN Danny Danon speaks during a United Nations emergency information assembly gathering connected Lebanon astatine nan UN Headquarters successful New York, connected Mar. 31. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)

In his letter, a transcript of which was provided to Fox News Digital, Danon said that Frazier’s societal media behaviour suggests "a troubling shape of engagement pinch unverified, disputed, aliases misleading material, alongside contented raising concerns astir antisemitic framing and extremist rhetoric."

Danon besides raised concerns astir Frazier’s "abrupt interruption of [his] remarks during a United Nations broadside event," which he said was "in disregard of basal procedural norms and nan respect owed to Member States."

Reuters called this exchange betwixt Danon and Frazier "a furious shouting match."

Frazier told Fox News Digital that her "intervention was procedural, not political. Its intent was to thief guarantee that nan chat remained accordant pinch nan standards expected successful a United Nations forum," wherever discussions "are expected to beryllium conducted successful accordance pinch established procedures and pinch respect for nan dignity of participants and officials."

The June 17 merchandise of nan Secretary-General’s Annual Report connected Children and Armed Conflict has besides raised concerns.

The United Nations emblem seen astatine half-staff connected Tuesday, May 21, 2024, to grant nan precocious Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. (UNTV)

Anne Bayefsky, President of Human Rights Voices and Director of nan Touro Institute connected Human Rights and nan Holocaust, told Fox News Digital that nan allegations successful nan study were "wild, vulnerable humor libels divided from reality."

Bayefsky blasted nan U.N.’s usage of nan word "verified" erstwhile describing allegations, contempt a deficiency of explanation of really and done what sources those expected verifications occurred.

She said, "It is important to admit nan nonstop relationship betwixt nan ancient antisemitic humor libels accusing evil Jews of murdering non-Jewish children and nan U.N. actors who repetition nan aforesaid disfigured falsehoods today. History teaches america conscionable really vulnerable these depraved lies are for Jews wherever they live."

RAFAH, EGYPT - MARCH 23: Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of nan United Nations, speaks during a property convention successful beforehand of nan Rafah separator crossing connected March 23, 2024 successful Rafah, Egypt. Guterres visited Rafah crossing amid renewed demands for ceasefire and assistance introduction to Gaza Strip. ((Photo by Ali Moustafa/Getty Images))

Frazier defended nan report, saying it was "the merchandise of a rigorous United Nations (U.N.) monitoring and verification process and reflects accusation reviewed astatine aggregate levels of nan U.N. system." She said that "suggesting that nan study is based connected falsehoods does a disservice to each kid victims, including Israeli children whose suffering is besides documented successful nan report."

Frazier besides maintained she has "no bias against nan State of Israel aliases against immoderate Member States of nan United Nations, and reject[s] nan characterization," saying that "as a U.N. official, accuracy, impartiality, and credibility are basal to my work."

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Memorials astatine nan tract of nan Oct. 7 Hamas panic onslaught connected nan Supernova euphony show adjacent Kibbutz Re'im, Israel, connected Monday, May 27, 2024. (Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg via Getty Images )

When asked by Fox News Digital if Guterres would analyse Frazier’s tenure, Dujarric responded that "the Secretary-General has afloat assurance successful Vanessa Frazier and her work."

He defended Frazier, saying she "has not ‘vilified’ and is not ‘vilifying’ nan State of Israel, aliases immoderate different state for that matter. Her attraction is not connected immoderate 1 azygous state but connected nan protection of children passim nan world. Under nan instruction nan Security Council has fixed her, she does not ‘blacklist’ Member States aliases different parties. The study exists to find ways to get each of nan parties listed to amended their behavior, truthful that children tin beryllium protected successful actual ways. She has been effective successful doing conscionable that." 

Danon said that "it comes arsenic nary astonishment that Secretary-General Guterres expresses afloat assurance successful Ms. Frazier." He said that Frazier’s study "is a denotation of [Guterres’] tenure. Under his leadership, nan United Nations has many times grounded to uphold nan standards of impartiality it claims to represent."