Danny Danon

Danon's 'New Years resolutions' for the UN

Israel's Ambassador to the UN presented a set of New Year’s resolutions for the international community for 2026 to achieve regional stability in the Middle East.

UN General Assembly backs ICJ call for Israel to work with UNRWA

UNGA votes 139-12 to back ICJ’s call for Israel to allow Gaza aid via UN agencies, including UNRWA. Israel denounces UNRWA as complicit in terror, rejecting the resolution as “morally distorted.”

Danny Danon:

'Hamas will not stay here, period'

In an exclusive interview with Arutz Sheva - Israel National News, Israel’s Ambassador Danny Danon delivered blunt messages on Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and the prospects for expanding the Abraham Accords.

Ambassadors Danon, Waltz take security tour of northern Israel

US and Israeli UN ambassadors tour northern border observ the threats on the Lebanese and Syrian borders.

US Ambassador meets family of last remaining hostage

Ambassadors Mike Waltz and Danny Danon met with the family of Ran Gvili, the last hostage held captive by Hamas since the October 7 terror attacks.

UN Amb. Mike Waltz kicks off diplomatic visit to Israel

US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz arrives in Jerusalem for a diplomatic visit, is expected to meet with Israeli officials, discuss challenges facing Israel.

Danon:

Growing opposition in UN to automatic anti-Israel majorities

Israel’s Ambassador Danny Danon welcomes noticeable shift in UN voting on 'Palestinian Package,' as more countries opposed or abstained, calling it evidence of a changing international stance and thanking states that backed Israel.

'We will not abandon the Golan'

UN passes resolution against Israel’s Golan presence

UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly in favor of resolution demanding Israel withdraw from the Golan Heights. Danon condemns: “Israel will not return to the 1967 lines and will not abandon the Golan.”

UN re-adopts Israeli agricultural technologies resolution

Amb. Danon: “Israel continues to lead an international policy that places agricultural innovation at the core of the fight against the global food crisis.'

Danon to PA representative: You will not be in Gaza

In a special Security Council meeting, Israel's ambassador to the UN attacked the Palestinian Authority, claiming that it is not preventing the establishment of terrorism.

Time for the UN to salvage its credibility - if it wants to

The process starts with removing Reem Alsalem, its special rapporteur on violence against women and girls. Opinion.

Danon confronts Syrian Amb. at UN Security Council

After the Prime Minister's visit to the buffer zone in Syria, Danon criticized Damascus in a Security Council discussion, claiming that it does not protect minorities.

Danon to anti-Israel UN official: Your poison has failed

Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon fiercely rebukes UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese: “You are a witch… your poison has failed.”

Danon to UN

'Face reality - Gaza has no future until Hamas disarms'

Israeli Ambassador to the UN criticizes the Security Council for its 'dreams' for Gaza while Hamas is not disarmed and continues to murder Gazans.

On Yom Kippur eve:

Israeli Ambassador prays for hostages at UN General Assembly

For the first time in history: On the eve of Yom Kippur, Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon prayed for hostages' release at the UN General Assembly. Watch.

Israel commemorates October 7 at the UN

Israeli Mission to the UN holds event to commemorate the October 7 massacre at the UN Headquarters in New York, attended by over 700 guests, including dozens of UN Ambassadors from various countries and diplomats from around the world, and hostage families.

Ambassador Danny Danon:

'Jerusalem is waiting for Mike Waltz'

At a meeting with the new US ambassador to the UN, Danon stressed the close cooperation between Israel and the United States on the international stage and invited him to visit Israel.

Disclosed:

Palestinian move planned during Prime Minister's speech

Palestinian delegation appeals to countries at UN, asking them to boycott PM Netanyahu's speech. Ambassador Danon: 'Israel's voice will be heard loudly and clearly at the UN, we will not allow supporters of terror to hide the truth.'

US vetoes unilateral Security Council resolution against Israel

The UN Security Council voted on Algeria’s Gaza resolution demanding a ceasefire, but the US vetoed it for failing to condemn Hamas or demand hostage releases.

Israel’s UN Ambassador:

'We will remember who is unilaterally going against us'

'Israel will not forget which states act against it,' Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon warns countries supporting unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state.

Guterres warns Israel of inclusion in sexual violence report

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres writes to Amb. Danny Danon: 'I am putting Israeli armed and security forces on notice for potential listing in the next reporting cycle, due to significant concerns of patterns of certain forms of sexual violence that have been consistently documented by the United Nations.''

Sa'ar at UN

'Satanic Hamas must be pressured, not given free gifts'

Ahead of UN Security Council session on the hostages, Israel's Foreign Minister notes the starvation of the hostages seen in recent Hamas videos, says states that pressure Israel and seek to recognize Palestine only prolong the war.

Danon slams Starmer:

'UN votes won’t change who fights terror'

Israel’s UN Ambassador rejects UK PM Starmer’s threat to recognize “Palestine” by September, warning that UN votes won't deter Israel from fighting Hamas.

Danon:

France's Palestine move a 'disgraceful reward for terror'

Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon condemns French President Macron's plan to recognize a "State of Palestine" in September, calling it a "disgraceful reward for terrorism".

Danon announces

Israel expels OCHA branch head, senior employees

Israeli Amb. to the UN announces steps being taken in response to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs' 'blood libels' and favoring of Hamas.

Danon blasts Guterres:

'UN silent on Syria massacre, targets Israel'

UN Secretary-General Guterres condemns Israeli airstrikes in Syria, ignoring the Syrian military's massacre of the Druze. Israeli Ambassador Danon fires back and accuses Guterres of "moral bankruptcy".

Danon

Resignations of UN inquiry leaders 'step in right direction'

Israeli Amb. to the UN vows 'we will not stop exposing those who abuse their senior positions to spread antisemitism and lies about Israel' after 3 heads of permanent UN inquiry against Israel resign.

Danon praises Rubio for imposing sanctions on Albanese

Israeli Ambassador to the UN says US sanctions on Francesca Albanese are justified due to her 'relentless and biased campaign against Israel and the United States' that 'crossed the line from human rights advocacy into political warfare.'

From a ‘Ring of Fire’ to a ‘Ring of Hope’

Israel’s military triumphs now may pave the way for a historic opportunity to shift from defense to dialogue. Opinion.

Danon to UN:

'Silence in face of murder is not impartiality, but abandonment'

Israeli Amb. to the UN tells the Security Council: 'If you truly care about Gaza’s children, stop sabotaging the only program that reaches them.'

Danon

'The UN should stop standing in the way of Gaza aid'

Israeli Amb. to the UN accuses UN officials of engaging in misinformation campaign against the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and seeking to sabotage the successful aid program.

Danon at UN Security Council:

'When time ran out, America showed courage'

Israel’s UN Ambassador praises the US for "removing the greatest existential threat" to global security after strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. The US and Israel defend the action as self-defense, while Iran condemns it as a violation of international law.

Ambassador Danon:

'The world should say thank you to Trump'

Israeli Ambassador to the UN praises US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, says that the entire world should thank President Trump for "protecting the free world with strength and moral clarity."

Danon to UN:

'Support Israel’s fight against Iran’s nuclear and terror threat'

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN urges UN Secretary-General and Security Council to support Israel’s Operation Rising Lion targeting Iran’s nuclear and missile infrastructure.

'Reward for terrorism'

UN General Assembly approves anti-Israel resolution

UN General Assembly passes a Gaza ceasefire resolution, omitting demands for hostage release and condemnation of Hamas. Israel's Ambassador Danon calls it a "grave abandonment" and "reward for terrorism".

Danon after aid worker killings:

'If you refuse to condemn Hamas, you commend them'

Israeli Amb. to the UN chides organization for pushing a 1-sided ceasefire resolution in the General Assembly while failing to condemn Hamas for murdering Gazan humanitarian aid workers.

At Security Council:

US vetoes resolution calling for immediate Gaza ceasefire

US vetoes new draft resolution that called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza. Ambassador Danon: This resolution sends a dangerous message to Hamas: reject every offer, and the international community will reward you.

Ambassador Danny Danon:

'We will recruit the US against a Palestinian state'

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, tells Arutz Sheva about his push to ensure the USA vetoes France's attempt to recognize a Palestinian state.

Danon:

'When Israeli diplomats aren't safe, alarm bells must ring out'

American Jewish Committee, Israel’s Mission to the UN hold memorial for the two murdered Israeli Embassy staff in New York.

Danon accuses UN of 'shakedown' of NGOs involved in Gaza aid

Israeli UN Ambassador accuses UN of 'mafia-like' conduct against NGOs that participate in the new intitiative by Israel and the US to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Danon:

'While blood is not yet dry, terrorism being facilitated at UNSC'

Less than 24 hours after two employees of the Israeli embassy in Washington were murdered, Algeria published a draft of an anti-Israel resolution that will be put to a vote in the UN Security Council.

Shooting attack in Washington:

Two Israeli embassy employees shot dead outside Jewish museum

Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC. The shooter reportedly yelled "Free Palestine." Israeli and US officials condemn the act as antisemitic terror.

Danon:

'The UN failed before and after October 7th'

Speaking at the Jerusalem Conference in New York City, Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon tells ILTV’s Emily Schrader that the UN has “failed before and after October 7th” and Israel is now advancing humanitarian aid efforts without it. He slams the push for Palestinian statehood as “science fiction”.

Prime Minister meets delegation of Ambassadors to the UN

The ambassadors, who represent countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, heard from the Prime Minister at length about various issues.

Danny Danon:

'80 years have passed, but the hate is still here'

Israel's Ambassador to UN Danny Danon says that once you go into Auschwitz you walk out a different person: 'we are lucky that there are still survivors who can share what happened here.'

Danon in Krakow:

'Antisemitism rising again under the guise of social justice'

At March of the Living's Holocaust remembrance ceremony, Israeli UN Ambassador condemns the resurgence of antisemitism: "We will not apologize for defending ourselves. Am Israel Chai!"

Danny Danon slams UN Security council: You don't have courage

Ambassador Danny Danon plays recordings of anti-Hamas demonstrations in Gaza, calls on UN Security Council to heed the Gazans' cry.

Ambassador Danon: Stefanik a ‘true ally’ of Israel

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN comments on White House’s decision to withdraw the nomination of Elise Stefanik as US Ambassador to the UN: "I am confident that she will continue to stand by our side".

Eli Sharabi to share captivity story at UN Security Council

Recently release hostage Eli Sharabi to address the United Nations Security Council later this week, recount the harrowing details of his months in captivity under Hamas.

Amb. Danon:

'UN blaming Israel after October 7 is not acceptable'

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon condemns 'antisemitic' UN report accusing Israel of sexual violence and genocide in Gaza while the Human Rights Council ignores the real rapes committed on 10/7.

Danon demands action on antisemitism at Columbia and Barnard

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations calls on the administration at Columbia University and Barnard College to act to stop the antisemitism on their campuses: University campuses should be places of tolerance, respect and intellectual growth.

Ambassador's gesture at UN:

Mezuzah made of trees from the Gaza border area

'The truth is on our side': First collaboration between Israel's Ministry of Heritage and Israeli mission to the UN.

Danon:

'Hamas has no place in Gaza's future'

Israel's UN Ambassador tells UN Security Council rescued hostage 'would not have to be here today if the international community and this Council had acted against Hamas instead of looking away and remaining silent.'

With dozens of Ambs:

Bibas family, Oded Lifshitz, honored at ceremony held at the UN

Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, said at the ceremony: "The brutal murder of the Bibas family by Hamas will forever be a scar in the soul of the Jewish people. This should be a scar in the soul of the whole world."

Ambassador Danon:

'UN cannot remain silent in the face of Hamas's barbarity'

Israel's Ambassador to the UN calls for condemnation of the Hamas terrorist organization: Hamas not only murdered Ariel and Kfir Bibas in cold blood – a four-year-old boy and a ten-month-old baby – but continues to violate every basic moral value even after their death.

Ambassador Danon:

'Clear evidence of war crimes against hostages'

Israel's Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon sent an urgent letter to the UN Secretary-General regarding the dire physical condition of the three Israeli hostages released earlier today from Hamas captivity.

Ambassador Danon:

'Netanyahu's visit is the start of a new era for Israel'

Danny Danon tells Arutz Sheva about the new era ushered in by Prime Minister Netanyahu's visit to Washington DC.

Danon expresses support

EU lawmakers to UN chief: Remove UNRWA as an official UN body

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN backs letter sent by members of parliaments from 14 European countries urging UN Secretary-General to remove UNRWA as an official UN body. "Supporting UNRWA is supporting Hamas. Turning a blind eye is not the solution."

Danon tells UNSC:

UNRWA has 48 hours to cease all operations in Jerusalem

Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon officially informed the members of the UN Security Council today that UNRWA has 48 hours to end all operations in Jerusalem and leave Israel's capital.

Israel Heritage Foundation executive meets Ambassador Danon

Rabbi David Katz, Executive Director of the Israel Heritage Foundation, met today with Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, on Holocaust Remembrance Day.