Danny Danon
Danny Danon is an Israeli politician and diplomat serving as Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations since 2024, and previously from 2015 to 2020. A member of the Likud party, he served in the Knesset from 2009 to 2015 and from 2022 to 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.
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Oct 8, 2026
Far Right
Israeli Ambassador published a Fox News op-ed marking Oct 7 and Flight 1073, saying Israel's enemies failed to break its spirit.
Danon is a hero to Christian nationalists and pro-Israel hawks in the coalition, though the secular nationalist and younger anti-interventionist wing is increasingly indifferent to these appeals.
Sep 12, 2026
Far Right
Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon and a Chabad rabbi blew the shofar in the UN General Assembly Hall for the first time.
Religious Zionism celebrates this as a symbolic assertion of Jewish sovereignty and religious identity in the world body that most often singles out Israel.
Sep 11, 2026
Center
The Israeli ambassador to the UN asked the public to identify children in a mysterious photo displayed at the permanent Palestinian exhibit at UN headquarters.
Yesh Atid supports pushing back on the Palestinian narrative at the UN but prefers diplomatic messaging over public crowdsourcing of intelligence.
Aug 2, 2026
Far Right
Israel's UN ambassador insists Hamas must fully disarm before any next steps in Gaza, rebutting superficial agreements.
Danon is praised for drawing a hard line that matches Religious Zionism's demand that any ceasefire be measured by Hamas's actual surrender of weapons.
Aug 1, 2026
Far Right
Emphasized at the UN that Hamas must fully disarm before any next steps in Gaza.
Respected for insisting on total Hamas dismantlement, aligning with Religious Zionism's rejection of partial or symbolic measures.
Jul 25, 2026
Far Right
Israeli official Danny Danon welcomed the ICC vote to remove Chief Prosecutor Khan.
Danon is praised for his strong stance against international bodies that delegitimize Israel, reinforcing the nationalist agenda.
Jul 23, 2026
Far Right
Blamed Columbia professor Mahmood Mamdani for inciting the NYC stabbing, calling for hate crime investigation.
Applauded for directly linking academic incitement to violence, a key Religious Zionism concern about anti-Israel rhetoric in Western institutions.
Jul 9, 2026
Lean Left
Israeli ambassador to the UN said Israel has no intention to stay in Lebanon long term.
Lean Left remains skeptical of Israeli assurances given ongoing occupation and tensions.
Jul 8, 2026
Lean Left
Israel's UN ambassador said Israel has no intention to stay in Lebanon in the long run, as Trump suggested a possible withdrawal.
Left remains skeptical of Israeli commitments and views the occupation as illegitimate, demanding full withdrawal and accountability.
Jul 4, 2026
Far Right
Israel's UN Ambassador fiercely criticized Secretary-General Guterres for offering condolences to Iran over Khamenei's death.
Religious Zionism applauds Danon's uncompromising stance against the UN, seeing it as a necessary defense of Israel's moral clarity.