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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 425

Danny Danon

US Alternate Ambassador to the United Nations Robert Wood raises his hand to veto a draft resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, during a United Nations Security Council meeting on November 20, 2024, at UN headquarters in New York City. (ANGELA WEISS / AFP)
November 20, 2024, 8:52 pm
US vetoes UNSC resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire not conditional on hostage release
American officials say they offered compromises that were rejected, cast blame on Russia and China; US allowed a similar resolution to pass in March
By Jacob Magid, Agencies and ToI Staff
Israel's ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon arrives for a meeting of the UN Security Council, at United Nations headquarters, September 25, 2024. (Frank Franklin II/AP)
November 8, 2024, 3:49 am
Israeli envoy to UN says Trump win offers opportunity to put kibosh on ICC, ICJ probes
Danny Danon tells ToI he expects president-elect to pressure global bodies that hold Israel to double standard, speculates lame duck Biden won’t back UNSC ceasefire resolution
By Jacob Magid
A Palestinian child sits on top of sacks of flour at a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) aid distribution centre in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on November 3, 2024. (Eyad BABA / AFP)
November 7, 2024, 2:55 pm
UN to Israel: Replacing UNRWA aid agency is your responsibility, not ours
Guterres’s office warns global body can’t provide alternative to Palestinian relief organization; Israel’s envoy says notion that UNRWA is irreplaceable is ‘absurd’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A UN employee stands at a UNRWA school in the Jalazone camp north of Ramallah in the West Bank, on November 4, 2024. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
November 4, 2024, 9:53 am
Israel informs UN that 1967 agreement recognizing UNRWA is void
FM Katz dismisses idea that no other agency can do UNRWA work, says it handles only 13% of Gaza aid; Israel’s UN envoy says Israel won’t cooperate with groups that promote terror
By Lazar Berman
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addresses a press conference in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on October 22, 2024. (Yasser Al-Zayyat / AFP)
October 27, 2024, 8:21 pm
Iran says it had advance notice of IDF strikes; UN Security Council to meet Monday
Tehran invokes UN charter to assert right to respond; Israeli envoy Danny Danon says claim that Saturday attack violated international law ‘ridiculous,’ Israel must defend itself
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Armored vehicles of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) are pictured during a patrol around Marjayoun in south Lebanon on October 8, 2024. ( AFP)
October 11, 2024, 4:39 am
Israel denounced for fire on UNIFIL posts as UN says some peacekeepers relocating
IDF says it told interim force to enter protected spaces before tank fire that injured two Blue Helmets at Naqoura headquarters in southern Lebanon, sparking wide condemnation
By Lazar Berman and Agencies
French President Emmanuel Macron (R) meets with US President Joe Biden during the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 25, 2024. (Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
September 26, 2024, 9:37 am
US, France lead joint call for immediate 21-day truce between Israel and Hezbollah
Multiple countries sign on statement urging diplomatic settlement; Israel and Lebanon expected to give answers in coming hours; Iran vows to back Hezbollah to the hilt
By ToI Staff and Agencies
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 24, 2024, at the UN headquarters. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson).
September 24, 2024, 11:59 pm
Israeli officials pan UN chief’s remarks on Gaza, Lebanon at General Assembly
Guterres accuses Israel of ‘collective punishment’ in Gaza, warns Lebanon on ‘brink’; Israel’s UN envoy blasts UNGA ‘hypocrisy’ for only responding when Gaza mentioned
By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid
Riyad Mansour, Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations, arrives at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, September 10, 2024, at the United Nations. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
September 18, 2024, 3:27 am
UN debates PA resolution demanding Israel leave ‘Occupied Palestinian Territory’
Non-binding text, based on ICJ advisory opinion, declares Jewish state must ‘end without delay its unlawful presence’ in East Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza, sets 12-month deadline
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Ambassador Danny Danon speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at the United Nations headquarters on August 22, 2024, in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
September 5, 2024, 12:45 pm
‘Shadows of children’: UN Security Council hears of plight of child hostages in Gaza
Ambassador Danon claims discussion is first time Security Council addressed issue of Israeli hostages in Gaza, emphasizes accounts of sexual abuse in captivity, accuses UN of apathy
By ToI Staff
A rally calling for the release of Israelis held kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in Gaza at Central Park in New York City, on September 1, 2024. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
September 2, 2024, 11:47 am
Biden, Harris to huddle with US negotiators for Gaza deal push after hostage killings
White House working on ‘take it or leave it’ proposal that could spell end of US mediation efforts, Washington Post reports; Israel’s UN envoy demands Security Council convene
By Lazar Berman
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on the impacts of cyber threats on international peace and security at UN headquarters on June 20, 2024, in New York. (Yuki Iwamura/AFP)
August 29, 2024, 12:22 pm
UN calls for end to IDF’s West Bank raid; Israel: We have to thwart suicide bombings
Antonio Guterres condemns large-scale counterterror raid that has so far killed 17 Palestinians, including senior commanders; US calls for restraint
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Ambassador Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on situation in the Middle East at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, August 22, 2024. (Permanent Mission of Israel to the UN)
August 23, 2024, 2:10 am
Israeli ambassador to UN calls Palestinian envoy ‘a terrorist in a suit’
Danny Danon blasts Riyad Mansour for failing to denounce Hamas-led Oct. 7 slaughter; US representative urges terror group to accept ‘bridging proposal’ for hostage-ceasefire deal
By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid
Likud MK Danny Danon arrives at a Likud party meeting at the Knesset, Jerusalem, January 8, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 30, 2024, 1:56 pm
Danny Danon approved as next UN ambassador for second stint
Likud MK, seen as potential challenger to Netanyahu’s party leadership, says he will fight ‘diplomatic terrorism’ at international body when he replaces Gilad Erdan in August
By Lazar Berman
Likud MK Danny Danon in Jerusalem, September 13, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/FLASH90)
June 9, 2024, 7:02 pm
Likud MK Danny Danon tapped for second stint as Israeli envoy to UN
Lawmaker who served in role from 2015 to 2020 will be replacing outgoing ambassador Gilad Erdan
By Lazar Berman and Sam Sokol
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