“But as a full minister who participates in cabinet deliberations, my appreciation has grown for the depth and breadth of Israel’s security cooperation with the United States and its strategic importance to Israel”, Danon said, pledging to fulfill his duties as ambassador “respectfully and proudly”, and saying, “I intend to surprise my critics”. The French have floated the idea of introducing a resolution to kick-start the process of making Palestine an independent state.
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The following year, Netanyahu fired Danon from his position as deputy defense minister for blasting the prime minister’s decision to sign a ceasefire with Hamas during the Gaza War. Does he want Europe to bring sanctions not just on West Bank entities but on Israel itself? But in March, Netanyahu made a pre-election promise that he would not allow for the creation of a Palestinian state if he remained in office. In 2011, he described Obama’s foreign policy in the Middle East as one of “grovelling to the Palestinians”.
Danon thanked Netanyahu for giving him the trust to represent Israel during what he called a “challenging period”.
In the slew of criticism directed at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for appointing a Likud hardliner as Israel’s new ambassador to the UN, a surprisingly placating statement by the appointee himself was virtually overlooked. Netanyahu believes that the essence of an ambassador’s job is to advocate for Israel and provide interviews for the foreign press, rather than diplomacy, which he centralizes at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, in any case.
The United States, along with all of the global community, favors the two-state solution for the protracted Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
“The same way that the Iran deal is not about Netanyahu, the United Nations hating Israel is not about Danon”, the source continued.
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If it surpasses 100,000, Parliament could debate the issue. Israel has dismissed the petition, calling it a “meaningless” publicity stunt that has “no practical significance”. “Bilateral ties between Britain and Israel are closer than ever before”.
