Danny Danon
Seth Rogen called the message, which former Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon conveyed to the U.S. president, “the most Jewish tweet ever.”
Foreign-policy expert Eytan Gilboa fears that Israel’s detractors may up the pressure on the Jewish state to again see “an avalanche of disproportionate, ridiculous anti-Israel resolutions.”
Experts in digitech, medtech and agtech joined for panels to discuss and identify how to best overcome global challenges, when innovation and technology will play even greater roles.
Danny Danon is “as out of the loop today as he was when he actually was an ambassador,” says a senior Trump administration official after Danon speculates about the U.S. president’s re-election campaign.
“The status quo in Lebanon is unacceptable,” says U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft. “Now is the time to ... enable the [peacekeeping] mission to fully achieve what it was set out to accomplish.”
After five years in the halls of the United Nations and with an eye towards the future, he tells JNS: “I found out that at the United Nations, you have hostility towards Israel. There is a double standard, but you can create change.”
Israel’s outgoing Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon reflected on his last five years in office, mentioning immediate plans and some expectations for the future.
The only other figure to have filled both envoy roles simultaneously was the late diplomat Abba Eban, from 1950 until 1959.
“I am excited for the privilege to fight on behalf of the righteousness of our path in the international arena, and to defend Israel in light of the challenges ahead,” said Israeli Minister Gilad Erdan.
Gilad Erdan appointed as next Israeli ambassador to both US, UN
While Strategic Affairs Minister, he carved out a high-profile role in combating the BDS movement.
“ ‘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.’ ”
“Our position is very clear: We support the call of the U.S. to renew the embargo and not to allow Iran to be able to spread more terror in the region,” Danon said during a virtual briefing organized by the Israeli Mission to the United Nations.
