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

  • I think the first thing that shoud be done is to apply personal sanctions against some of the bad actors in the international arena; I give you and example, I don't know if you heard about Francesca Albanese - yeah, you can boo her, you can - and I think the US - and many here in the crowd from the US - US shoud apply sanctions against her. She shouldn't be allowed entering the United States of America. She comes once a month to promote hate, to go to universities, and you know she compared our prime minister Netanyahu to Hitler; and she compare your president to orrible leaders. That's unacceptable and I expect the new administration to be stronger on this issue.
    • The inaugural JNS International Policy Summit, held in Jerusalem on April 27–28 ( www.jns.org/topic/jns-international-policy-summit/ ), with participation from figures such as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, and U.S. leaders like Ambassador Mike Huckabee and Fox's Mark Levin.
      www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0SX92MnK0A (April 27–28, 2025)