Danny Dannon

Danny Danon (Hebrew: דני דנון, born 8 May 1971) is an Israeli politician and diplomat. A member of the Likud party, he served in the Knesset from 2009 to 2015 and from 2022 to 2024. From 2015 to 2020, Danon served as Israel's 17th Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and was reappointed to the role in 2024. The former leader of the world Betar organization, Danon was elected Chairman of the World Likud. Considered a 'right-wing thorn in Netanyahu's side," Danon challenged Benjamin Netanyahu for the party's leadership in 2007 and 2014.

Quotes

• It is time to deploy a new agency in Gaza that is focused more on humanitarian efforts, and not on activism or, in some cases, terrorism. The latest polio campaign, spearheaded by UNICEF, the World Health Organization and IDF, where more than 600,000 Gazan children were vaccinated, shows that progress is possible when Israel is working with partners interested in humanitarian efforts.
  • "Danny Danon: UN abdicates role of Middle East peacemaker by backing terrorists, Fox News (September 25, 2024)

• I want to congratulate my dear friend Governor Mike Huckabee. I think he will be a great ambassador to Israel.

I think he visited Israel dozens of times. And I had the honor to escort him. Also, after October 7, he came, and I took him to visit the sites on Kfar Aza and Be'eri and other locations where the massacre took place.

• • According to soundbytes on Palestinians are nervous as Mike Huckabee is named ambassador to Israel (NOVEMBER 14, 2024)