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Danny Danon

Former world president of Betar, then Likud. Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations (since 2015).

24 articles

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Israeli position on UN sanctions against Iran

by Danny Danon

New York (USA) | 28 June 2020

I wish to express my deep concern regarding the ongoing malign activities of the Iranian regime, which undermine United Nations Security Council resolutions, foster instability in the Middle East and pose a great threat to international peace and security. It is at this critical time, as we (...)

UNIFIL Israeli criticism

by Danny Danon

New York (USA) | 22 May 2020

The ability of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to implement its mandate has been constantly obstructed by Hizbullah, as this internationally designated terror organization continues to build up its weapons arsenal and military infrastructure, and declares openly that it (...)

Assassination of Dvir Sorek

by Danny Danon

New York (USA) | 8 August 2019

It is with great sorrow and grief that I write to you regarding the brutal murder of Dvir Sorek, a 19-year-old yeshiva (Jewish seminary) student, at the hands of Palestinian terrorists last night in Gush Etzion.
Dvir, an off-duty soldier out of uniform, was returning alone from Jerusalem to (...)

Iran launched a Shahab-3 ballistic missile

by Danny Danon

New York (USA) | 2 April 2019

I write to inform you, yet again, of another clear and alarming violation of Security Council resolution 2231 (2015) by the Iranian regime in the domain of ballistic missile activities.
Israel can now confirm that, on 23 February 2019, Iran conducted another ballistic missile test in the (...)

Iran fired Safir satellite with same launcher as Shahab-3 missiles

by Danny Danon

New York (USA) | 20 February 2019

I write to alert you to another alarming development concerning Iran’s ballistic missile activity this year. As commercial satellite imagery indicates, on 6 February, Iran launched a Safir satellite launch vehicle from the Imam Khomeini Space Center. This launch demonstrates blatant and utter (...)

Iran used a Simorgh launcher

by Danny Danon

New York (USA) | 18 January 2019

I write to alert you of an alarming development regarding Iran’s ballistic missile activity. On 14 January, Iran launched a Simorgh missile satellite launch vehicle, carrying the Payam satellite, into space from the Imam Khomeini Space Center. This act of aggression was committed in clear (...)

Attack by the Quds Force

by Danny Danon

New York (USA) | 10 May 2018

On 10 May 2018, shortly after midnight local time, as our citizens were asleep in their homes, the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard fired a barrage of approximately 20 rockets into Israeli territory. Thankfully, there were no Israeli casualties or injuries. Our security forces (...)

Violation of Israeli airspace from Syria

by Danny Danon

New York (USA) | 10 February 2018

In the early morning of 10 February 2018, an Iranian unmanned aerial vehicle was launched from a site in east Homs, Syria, into Israeli airspace. The Israel Defense Forces intercepted the unmanned aerial vehicle and proceeded to take additional defensive measures against the launching site. (...)