ISRAEL UPDATE Danny Danon’s Five Years at the United Nations Danny Danon’s Five Years at the United Nations Exclusive conversation with Israel’s outgoing ambassador on everything from peace to the Torah. by Rabbi Shraga Simmons

 

ISRAEL UPDATE     Danny Danon’s Five Years at the United Nations         Exclusive conversation with Israel’s outgoing ambassador on everything from peace to the Torah.     by Rabbi Shraga Simmons     Danny Danon is back in Israel, having completed a 5-year stint as Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations – one of the toughest diplomatic positions in the world. His tenure corresponded with the global rise of anti-Semitism and BDS, and was punctuated this month with the historic peace agreement between Israel and United Arab Emirates. Danon – a gritty, focused and eminently straightforward tactician – got his start in the early 1990s as a Jewish Agency emissary in Miami. He then became global head of Betar, and later global head of Likud. In 2009, Danon was elected to Israeli Knesset, successively serving as Deputy Speaker, Deputy Minister of Defense, Minister of Science and Technology, and in 2015, Israel's Ambassador to the U.N. Read More       [VIDEO] Arson at the Delaware Chabad House by Rabbi Tzvi Sytner     Rabbi Shai Ohayon Killed in Terror Attack by Adina Hershberg     Six Facts About Challah by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller Weekly Torah Portion Click Here...   Today's Quote – Elul 11 Today's Photo – Elul 11 Elad Matityahu’s stunning photo of sunset over Har Adar, a town just outside of Jerusalem.     Featured at Aish.com     Rabbi on Ventilator for 4 Months is Leaving Hospital   Growing Up Jewish In the South     Bystander or Hero: Who Do You Want to Be?   [TODAY'S RECIPE] Cheater Cookie Recipes