Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon spoke with Arutz Sheva about the IDF intelligence he presented to the UN Security Council yesterday (Tuesday).

"Ten years after the Second Lebanon War we showed the UN that Hezbollah have continued their military build-up, transforming villages into military outposts," the Ambassador said, "we asked the UN to take action against this military build-up, because it's only a matter of time before these missiles are used against Israeli civilians in another conflict. We will do whatever is necessary to protect our people."

When asked who in the UN he thinks can be influenced by this information, Danon said "we know here at the UN it's not easy, but we present the information because we believe you can't argue with the facts. When the ambassadors saw the pictures they understood that when the inevitable next conflict comes we will have to take action to retaliate and will be forced to damage those villages."

Danon expressed hope that the UN Security Council will take action against Hezbollah in order to avoid the damage which would be caused by such a confrontation.

The Ambassador was then asked whether, upon reflection on his time in the UN, his role is mainly that of damage control in the face of overwhelming bias and hostility, or whether he thinks that some positive developments can be achieved through the international body.

"I came here to fight, to protect the truth, and to defend Israel; we do this day in and day out. Sometimes we also have victories. 3 weeks ago I was elected to head the UN Legal Committee, and being the first Israeli to head a UN committee is a great honor," replied Danon.

He ended on a hopeful note. "I believe we can do more here in the UN. We shouldn't be afraid. We're very proud to be a strong democracy, and a full member of the United Nations."