“Hamas knows if it loses control over the aid, it loses control over the people of Gaza,” Danny Danon told the United Nations Security Council.
By Vita Fellig
“Israel is demanding something basic, moral, human—to return our boys and girls home,” said Danny Danon, the Israeli envoy to the UN.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
UNRWA employees took part in the October 7 massacre and many of its workers are Hamas operatives.
By David Isaac
Former Israeli ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon is the leading proponent of enabling the voluntary emigration of Gazans to other countries.
Danny Danon called on international lawmakers to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism.
"The San Remo Conference is maybe the most unknown conference in Israel."
Danny Danon began as Israel's ambassador to the UN in 2015.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
UNIFIL was “necessary and urgent” within the context of “violations by Israel of Lebanon’s sovereignty by land, sea and air,” said Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“ ‘You can’t inspect, so why you are there?’ ” posed Danon. “ ‘You have to be more active, you have to move freely and inspect all sites.’ ”
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
“We don’t want Sanders here at AIPAC, and not in Israel. Anyone who calls the Israeli prime minister a racist is a liar or an ignoramus, or a dangerous combination of the two,” Danon stated.
By Ariel Kahana
US Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft was supposed to arrive in Israel later this week, but will remain in New York to handle the peace plan fallout.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Israeli Ambassador to UN in Farsi: We Support the Iranian People
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Ambassador Danon called for the shuttering of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) after the body publicized the preliminary findings of its probe into broad corruption among its leadership.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The report recommends that all UN member states adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of anti-Semitism. So far, 18 of them have done so.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Craft is replacing Nikki Haley, a staunch supporter of Israel at the UN who left her post and the end of last year.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Danon: "UNRWA has in recent years worked to redirect world funds to continue this corruption industry that has served its leadership."
An art exhibition featuring the paintings of Israeli children and adults with disabilities opened at the South Wall of United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Over 500 people, diplomats and Jewish community leaders from across North America, came together Wednesday evening to celebrate 70 years of Israeli innovation at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
By JNi.Media
On Tuesday, Israel joined the international community in marking United Nations Day, which was devoted to 'making known to the people of the world the aims and achievements of the UN and to gaining their support for its work.'
Two distinguished tour guides showed nine ambassadors to the UN the history of Jerusalem.
By JNi.Media
'The message is that the establishment of Iranian arms factories will be intolerable for Israel,' the diplomat said.
Israel called on the Security Council to strongly and unequivocally condemn Hamas and its repeated abuse of civilian infrastructure, and to designate Hamas group as a terrorist organization.
Danon will begin in September and serve for one year.
“We should Boycott North Korea, we should Sanction Iran, and we should Divest from Syria,” Ambassador Haley told the packed General Assembly Hall.
Mamanet is based on cachibol – as in catch-a-ball – and resembles the 'catching' version of volleyball known to some as netball or newcome.
The exhibit draws attention to the refugee crisis and features works of welded iron superimposed over Reuter’s photographs of refugees.
By JNi.Media
'For too long the UN has been unfairly biased in favor of the Palestinian Authority to the detriment of our allies in Israel.'
By JNi.Media
Habayit Hayehudi Chairman MK Naftali Bennett said on Saturday night that now is the time to switch from retreat to sovereignty.'
An Exclusive Interview with Israel’s UN Ambassador, Danny Danon.
By JNi.Media
On a related topic, Danon announced on Tuesday a new "political struggle against aid money which is transferred to Hamas in Gaza."
75 years after the obliteration of Kiev’s 33,771 Jews - in less than 36 hours – Ukrainian and Israeli officials teamed up to host an evening in their memory.
Netanyahu said, "The UN envoy to the Middle East’s remarks to the Security Council distort history and international law and drive peace even further away."
By JNi.Media
Israel’s UN envoy Danny Danon was contacted by the UN legal office which claimed that UN employees are entitled to diplomatic immunity from prosecution by local authorities and that Borsch should receive UNDP visitors.
Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon accused Knesset Member Ayman Odeh of "crossing a red line".
In just one of many examples, a photo is captioned “settlers attack a Palestinian child ...” however, the child in the photo is actually a Jewish boy from Havat Gilad, and there are no Arabs in the photo at all.
You Never Thought You Would See this in the UN
"YOU are the Iron Dome of the State of Israel," Danon announced from the podium.
By JNi.Media
The good news is that a 62% majority of US respondents believe that the BDS movement is a form of modern anti-Semitism.
In less than two weeks, Jews around the world will start getting some much needed back-up in the battle against BDS.
By Shalom Bear
Rafael Ramirez asked if "Israel wants a final solution to the Palestinians?"
You pay terrorists, you glorify terrorists, shame on you,” shouted Danon.
'12 UN resolutions against terror, not one condemning terror against Israel," Amb. Danon charged the UN with hypocrisy.
By JoeSettler
The very challenges that most irk Netanyahu about Danon, are the skills that will make him successful in the UN.
The following is the list of Likud ministerial positions...
By Moshe Herman
The Israel Defense Force is not like other armies, says Colonel Richard Kemp, former commander of the British forces in Afghanistan, who spoke at the Israel Law Center's "Towards a New Law of War" conference. Then, why do we light bonfires on the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer? Historian and author Rabbi Ken Spiro, senior lecturer and researcher for Aish HaTorah's Discovery Seminars and the JerusalemU, tells Yishai that the victory of Lag BaOmer is the victory of Torah over Roman paganism, and therefore is a continuation of the victory of the Maccabees over the anti-Jewish edicts of the Greeks. Then, Yishai is joined in-studio by Yossi Fraenkel, operations officer of the International Unit at ZAKA -- the Israeli emergency response team that specializes in rescue and body identification and extraction -- to talk about his organization's efforts in Nepal, following the earthquake. Finally, a political bomb shell: Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who resigned Monday, just quit the coalition negotiations and will become part of the opposition. Yishai is joined by VOI's political correspondent Raoul Wootliff to discuss the move.
Jewish Press Movie Review: Danon’s clip of Zoabi a winner but Jewish Home’s parody of Livni stinks.
The Prime Minister will appeal the decision by the party’s comptroller.
By Shalom Bear
The Likud checked to see if anyone other than Bibi could bring them to victory.
By Shalom Bear
What Netanyahu isn't prepared to do, Hamas has done for him.
Deputy Defense Minister says Israel should hit Gaza harder, hints that military operation will be expanded soon
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Danny Danon demanded at the Security Cabinet meeting that Israel stop supplying Gaza with electricity and fuel. Isn't that obvious?
Strongly titled, but Danon's op-ed captured the feelings of many Israelis and Israel supporters.
By JTA
Likud MK Danon tries outflanking Netanyahu by telling US Jews he will quit as minister if more terrorists are freed.
Netanyahu may have to follow Sharon and form a new party if he insists on selling out to the Kerry-Obama-Abbas trio.
By Daniel Pipes
As Netanyahu appears to be making excessive and immoral concessions to the Palestinian Authority, Danon has emerged as a leading dissident ready to challenge his prime minister
By Moshe Herman
Yishai presents exclusive audio from the 19th Annual Tisha B'Av walk around the Old City Walls.
By Shalom Bear
Danon's victory is a next step to challenging PM Netanyahu's policies that most of the Likud party disagree with.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai interviews MK Danny Danon of Likud and Knesset hopeful Jeremy Gimpel of Bayit Yehudi to talk about upcoming Israeli elections.
Danon came fifth in the primaries, which often means a ministerial position.
So far, the only candidates that I am 100% certain about are from the list from Mattot Arim.
The third flight since June 18 brought 229 Jews home on the “wings of eagles” from New York’s JFK airport. The new Israelis – young and old, singles and large families – were greeted with tears and warm embraces from family members, as well as songs and a celebratory, 800-people welcoming ceremony organized by Nefesh b’Nefesh and its partners.
By Danny Danon
I had the honor of spending an evening with the former Prime Minister. I was enthralled with his stories and life lessons, especially with his core conviction that a leader must truly believe in and be ready to defend his policies. If a leader does so, he told me, there is no need to worry about the criticism that will inevitably follow any brave decision.
By Danny Danon
It is time that we recognize the reality with which we are faced. The State of Israel is at war. This war is being fought on a completely different battlefield than in the past, where the notion of 'de-legitimization' has replaced bullets and provocative actions such as the flotilla have replaced tanks and fighter planes. And, just as we did not hesitate to confront the violence perpetrated by our enemies in the past, we cannot waver in our resolve against this new threat.
Committee discussion follows wave of European legislation seeking to outlaw "Shechita".