Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon sharply criticized the attempts of radical leftists for Israel to appoint former Yesha Council leader Dani Dayan the ambassador to Brazil on Sunday, calling the affair "shameful, dangerous, and ugly."
"Beyond the fact that Danny Dayan is involved in the political echelon elected by the majority to lead the State of Israel, and everyone who knows Danny knows that he is a person of values, [a person who is] decent and worthy to represent the country - the attempt of certain elements to slander Israel [...] in this way is shameful, dangerous and ugly," Ya'alon said.