During a United Nations Security Council session convened Tuesday to discuss developments in Judea and Samaria, Israel's Permanent Representative to the UN, Danny Danon, asserted that Jewish presence in the region is permanent and strongly criticized international framing of local violence.
“The Security Council must understand a simple truth: we are not going anywhere. Jewish communities will stay in Judea and Samaria. Jewish communities are not temporary outposts, nor obstacles to peace. They are permanent homes, thriving neighborhoods where families live. Judea and Samaria is where our people’s eternal connection to the Land of Israel began," Danon declared before the council.
Addressing international criticism regarding civil unrest in the area, Ambassador Danon called out what he characterized as a persistent double standard maintained by the international body, pointing to the council's focus on Israeli actions while downplaying numerous attacks carried out by Palestinian Arab terrorists.
“When Israelis are involved, this body uses a collective label, ‘settler violence.’ But when Palestinian radicals carry out attacks, you refer only to the ones responsible. That is not justice. that is prejudice," Danon stated.