Danny Danon

‘Hope is still mandatory’: Israel’s resilience three years after October 7 - opinion

Resilience is part of our DNA. Our history has taught us that resilience is more than surviving tragedy. It is the strength to rise from it, rebuild, and choose life.

 Released hostage Eliya Cohen and his girlfriend Ziv Abud prayed for the return of the remaining hostages in Gaza at a visit to the Western Wall.
A march organized by the Muslim Judicial ahead of the Durban conference in Cape Town, August 2001.

UN adopts Durban resolution despite antisemitic legacy of anti-Zionist declaration

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, pictured in New York City, US, October 3, 2026; illustrative.

Mamdani: Suffering did not begin, end on October 7, continued throughout Israel's 'Gaza genocide'

Canada's Foreign Minister, Anita Anand, addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 26, 2026.

Hundreds of ambassadors, diplomats attend UN event marking three years since October 7 massacre


UN fails to condemn Hezbollah in statement on peacekeeper's death, Israeli ambassador says

"When a UN peacekeeper dies in southern Lebanon and the Security Council still fails to explicitly condemn Hezbollah for violating Resolution 1701, it reflects a profound failure," Danon stated.

United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers and members of the Lebanese army, pictured in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon, April 16, 2026; illustrative.

Heil Hitler? Petro links Israel to ‘Nazi’ tactics in Latin America

Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused Israel and the US of bringing political manipulation from “free Palestine” to “free Latin America,” drawing a sharp rebuke from Israeli Ambassador to the UN.

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro gestures as he speaks during an interview with AFP at the Casa de Narino Presidential Palace in Bogota in June, 2026.

UN adds Israeli entities to blacklist of countries that commit sexual violence - exclusive

"Anyone who is able to include Israel on the same list as Hamas terrorists and rapists has no sense of morality," said Israeli Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon.

People arrive at the United Nations headquarters before a meeting on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at the UN, in New York City, US, April 27, 2026.

Gulf nations take lead on Iran at UN while Europe weakens stance, Danon tells 'Post' - interview

While sharply criticizing European countries, the ambassador noted that regional rivals had set aside their differences to face a common threat.

Ambassador Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel to the UN, speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at the United Nations headquarters on March 11, 2026 in New York City.

US says it wouldn't deliberately target a school after Iran said over 160 killed in strike

The reported strike took place on a girls' elementary school in the town of Minab in southern Iran on Saturday, marking the deadliest incident in the US and Israel's war against Iran.

FILE PHOTO: People and rescue forces work following an Israel strike on a school in Minab, Iran, February 28, 2026.

Permanent Observer for Palestine withdraws candidacy for UN Presidency

Palestine is currently considered a non-member state of the UN and a Permanent Observer with “a standing invitation to participate as Observers in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly.”

RIYAD H. MANSOUR, Palestinian Permanent Observer to the United Nations, shakes hands with Eloy Alfaro de Alba, Permanent Representative of Panama to the UN, before a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, February 18, 2026.

Netanyahu calls to 'bring peace, prosperity to Israel, region,' at meeting with UN ambassadors

Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon, along with ambassadors envoys to the United Nations from across Europe, Africa, Latin America, and the Pacific, met with the Prime Minister and the President.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel's UN ambassador Danny Danon.

'Moral absurdity': US, Israel outraged as Iran elected as Vice-Chair of UN Charter Committee

Upon the announcement, Israel’s representative Noam Cappon immediately objected, calling the Iranian regime “the world’s leading state sponsor and the largest proliferator of terrorism.”

A protester waves the pre-Islamic Revolution Iranian flag outside UN headquarters during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran in New York on January 15, 2026.

Palestinian UN representitive submits candidacy for General Assembly president

Palestine is currently considered a non-member state of the UN and a Permanent Observer with a standing invitation to participate in sessions, rather than a legitimate member state.

Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour addresses a meeting of the UN Security Council on the Israel-Hamas War at UN Headquarters in New York City, US, August 27, 2025.

Francesca Albanese expected to speak at Al Jazeera Forum alongside Hamas leader, Iran's FM - report

Albanese is listed on Al Jazeera's site as a speaker during the forum's third session on its first day, during a panel titled: "The Palestinian Cause in a World Moving Toward Multipolarity."

Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, speaks at the conference "Cartography of a Genocide", on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, at Roma Tre University, in Rome, Italy, October 6, 2025.