‘We are not going anywhere’: Danon defends Jewish communities in West Bank at UN meeting

Jerusalem Post/Israel NewsIsrael’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon rejected claims that Jewish communities in the West Bank are obstacles to peace, telling the Security Council that they would remain and continue to grow.Follow us on GoogleIsrael's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon speaks during a meeting at the United Nations headquartes in New York City, March 20, 2025.(photo credit: Liri Agami/Flash90)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFAUGUST 12, 2026 00:02Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, reaffirmed that Jewish communities in the West Bank would remain and continue to grow, rejecting claims that they are obstacles to peace during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the West Bank on Tuesday.“The Security Council must understand a simple truth: We are not going anywhere. Jewish communities will stay in Judea and Samaria,” Danon said in a video posted to X, formerly known as Twitter.“Jewish communities are not temporary outposts, nor obstacles to peace,” he continued. “They are permanent homes, thriving neighborhoods where families live. Judea and Samaria is where our people’s eternal connection to the Land of Israel began.”Danon also accused the Security Council of applying a double standard by focusing on Israeli “settler violence” while, he argued, failing to give similar attention to hundreds of Palestinian terrorist attacks.“When Israelis are involved, this body uses a collective label, ‘settler violence.’ But when Palestinian radicals carry out attacks, you refer only to the ones responsible,” Danon told the council.Israel's Permanent Representative to the UN Danny Danon speaks at a United Nations Security Council meeting, after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, at the UN headquarters in New York City, US on February 28, 2026. (credit: REUTERS/Heather Khalifa)“That is not justice. That is prejudice.”Danon cites Jewish historical, biblical connectionDanon also invoked the Jewish people’s historical and biblical connection to the West Bank in defending their right to live in the territory.“Our right to live in our land is based on our historical connection to it. It is described in the Torah,” Danon said. “Judea and Samaria is where our story in the Land of Israel began. It is where it will continue.”“We are not going anywhere,” he concluded.Follow us on Google