At the UN, ambassadors Danon and Craft light first candle

Speaking about the relationship between Israel and the US Danon said that “both nations are a great light to the community of nations.”

Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon and US Ambassador Kelly Craft (photo credit: Courtesy)
Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon and US Ambassador Kelly Craft
(photo credit: Courtesy)

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon and US Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft lit candles for the first night of the holiday of Hanukkah on Sunday evening in New York, and discussed how to collaborate at the UN as well as Craft’s visit to Israel in January.

“Both nations are a great light to the community of nations,” Danon said, “our relationship is historical, based on shared values.”

He also said that Craft’s commitment to Israel is “a profound expression of this connection.”