Danny Danon

‘We are not going anywhere’: Danon defends Jewish communities in West Bank at UN meeting

Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon rejected claims that Jewish communities in the West Bank are obstacles to peace, telling the Security Council that they would remain and continue to grow.

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon speaks during a meeting at the United Nations headquartes in New York City, March 20, 2025.
Displaced Palestinian children look out of their shelter in Gaza City, June 15, 2026

'Facts prevail over fiction,' Danon says as new UNICEF-led survey challenges Gaza famine claims

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon attends a meeting of the United Nations Security Council to consider a US proposal for a UN mandate to establish an international stabilization force in Gaza, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, November 17, 2025.

UN Ambassador Danny Danon: Iran regime 'will not do any good' for Middle East, Israel

 The Lincoln Square Synagogue at 200 Amsterdam Avenue on the corner of West 69th Street in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, was built in 1970 and designed by Hausman & Rosenberg.

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Danny Danon to UN: Hamas can either negotiate or watch its leadership fall

Israel's Envoy to the UN Danny Danon stressed that comparisons between Palestinian security prisoners and hostages held by Hamas were fundamentally inaccurate and offensive.

 Israel's Ambassador Danny Danon addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Gaza, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., November 18, 2024.

Danny Danon: There are 59 Eli Sharabis underground, will you look away?

"You have erased the hostages, spoken about Gaza without mentioning a word about Hamas," he added. 

 Ambassador Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel to the UN, speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting concerning the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question at the United Nations headquarters on March 20, 2025 in New York City.

Israel mourns Bibas family, Oded Lifshitz at UN

"As we stand here today, a hole has been torn in the heart of the Jewish people, a wound that will never heal, a hole that will never be forgotten," said Danny Danon.

 CANDLES ARE lit in memory of Oded Lifshitz, Shiri Bibas, and her children, Ariel and Kfir, in Kiryat Gat, this past Saturday night. Shiva is not only an acknowledgment of loss; it is also a structured path back to life, says the writer.

'Depraved monsters': World reacts to Hamas withholding Shiri Bibas, details of Ariel, Kfir's deaths

As the news of the Bibas kids being identified by forensics and Shiri Bibas not having been one of the remains sent back to Israel, many people expressed their condolences and anger online.

 People gather at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv amid the release of the four slain hostages, Shir, Ariel and Kfir Bibas in addition to Oded Lifshitz.

Danon calls on UN's Guterres to condemn Hamas's 'cruel, inhumane' hostage treatment

Danon addressed the physical condition of the returned hostages, calling it "clear evidence of war crimes" by Hamas.

 Israel's Ambassador Danny Danon addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Gaza, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., November 18, 2024.

Danon to ‘Post’: Era of change at UN on Israel possible now under Trump

Danon said that, based on his past experience during Trump’s first term when he was the Israeli ambassador to the UN, a change in attitude is possible.

Israel's UN ambassador Danny Danon addresses the UN General Assembly in New York. September 22, 2024.

UNRWA has failed in its mandate, will cease operations in Israel by Thursday, Danon tells 'Post'

The org's chief tells the UN it has been the target of a "fierce disinformation campaign" to "portray the agency as a terrorist organization."

 A torn UNRWA logo is seen among destruction in Rafah, in southern Gaza, January 22, 2025

'Our children deserve more': Ambassador Danon slams UNSC silence over Bibas children

"Colleagues, perhaps you have forgotten about little Kfir Bibas, but I promise you, we haven't," Israel's envoy to the UN said.

 Israel's ambassador to the UN Danny Danon speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York City. November 25, 2024.

UNRWA debate to resurface as Israel, UN gridlocked over replacement organization

UN Security Council to debate UNRWA's future after Israel banned cooperation, as Ambassador Danon calls for alternative aid organizations in Gaza.

 ISRAEL’S AMBASSADOR to the UN Danny Danon speaks during a meeting of the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East and the Palestinian question, in November.

Danon to ‘Post’: Guterres’s attitude towards Israel ‘unacceptable’ - interview

Danon told the 'Post that Guterres equates Israel with Hamas, which 'creates a moral equation that puts the victim and the aggressor on the same side'

 UN SECRETARY-GENERAL Antonio Guterres.