Danny Danon on International Relations

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4 statements on this page. Dates: July 19, 2026 to September 22, 2026

4 matching statements. Dates: July 19, 2026 to September 22, 2026

4 published statements. Dates: July 19, 2026 to September 22, 2026

Danny Danon
Role at the time: Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, in remarks to reporters at UN headquarters
September 22, 2026Condemned
Statement summary
Danny Danon, Israel's UN Ambassador, told reporters at UN headquarters that Mamdani is inciting against Netanyahu by "labelling him as a rogue criminal" and said Mamdani should focus on New York's problems instead of "promoting anti-Semitism", "supporting Hamas" and "engaging with the Iranian regime".
“Unfortunately, Mayor Mamdani is continuing to incite against Prime Minister Netanyahu, labelling him as a rogue criminal. It will not help him. …And I would advise Mayor Mamdani to focus on the problem in the city of New York and stop with promoting anti-Semitism, stop supporting Hamas and stop engaging with the Iranian regime.”
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Danny Danon on Mamdani ahead of Netanyahu's UN visit · Danny DanonC-SPAN video, remarks to reporters at UN headquarters, published September 22, 2026 at 3:38 p.m. UTC

Danon spoke to reporters at UN headquarters ahead of Netanyahu's UN General Assembly address, accusing Mamdani of inciting against Netanyahu and calling on him to focus on New York instead of what Danon called antisemitism, Hamas support, and Iran engagement. Transcribed from the C-SPAN video (whisper large-v3-turbo, two independent passes in agreement); a closing sentence in the clip was not intelligible enough to quote and was omitted.

Why we used this label

Relative to case 86's fixed reference point — the confrontation between Mamdani's campaign against Netanyahu and Netanyahu's camp characterizing that campaign as hateful incitement — Danon condemns Mamdani's campaign directly, calling it incitement ("labelling him as a rogue criminal") and repeating, in stronger terms than his September 17 statement (PE 1508), that Mamdani is "promoting anti-Semitism" and "supporting Hamas" rather than governing New York.

Read statement Is Mamdani's campaign against Netanyahu's UN visit fomenting hate, or is it accountability for war crimes?

Danny Danon

Role at the time: Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, in public remarks and a Newsmax interview

September 17, 2026Condemned

Statement summary

Danny Danon condemned Mamdani's description of Netanyahu as a war criminal responsible for genocide, calling it a blood libel and an attack on Jewish organizations, and later said in a Newsmax interview that Mamdani, not Netanyahu, should be arrested, citing an alleged meeting between a Mamdani representative and Iran's UN ambassador.

“Zohran Mamdani, ENOUGH. Enough with the blood libels. Enough with the attacks on Jewish organizations. You were elected to serve New Yorkers, not Hamas' propaganda. Do your job!”

Open sourceJerusalem Post: Danon decries Mamdani's labeling of Netanyahu as war criminalParagraph quoting Danny Danon.

Jerusalem Post reports Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon condemning Mamdani's description of Netanyahu as a war criminal responsible for genocide.

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Why we used this label

The case's fixed reference point is the confrontation between Mamdani's campaign against Netanyahu and characterizations of that campaign as hateful incitement. Danon directly condemns Mamdani's conduct, escalating to calling for his arrest, rather than disputing only a specific factual claim.

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Danny Danon

Role at the time: Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, in remarks to Fox News

September 7, 2026Condemned

Statement summary

Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon said Mamdani was inciting and sowing chaos ahead of Netanyahu's UN visit by calling for demonstrations, and said it would not deter Netanyahu from attending.

“He is inciting, he is sowing chaos into the city. So this year, unfortunately, it will be harder for every New Yorker or every visitor because the mayor is actually calling for people to go out, to demonstrate and it will not deter us.”

Open sourceFox News: Israel's UN ambassador says Mamdani is "sowing chaos" ahead of Netanyahu's UN appearanceParagraph quoting Ambassador Danny Danon.

Fox News quotes Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon accusing Mamdani of inciting and sowing chaos ahead of Netanyahu's UN General Assembly visit.

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Why we used this label

The case's fixed reference point is the confrontation between Mamdani's campaign and Netanyahu's camp's characterization of it as incitement. Danon, representing Israel's position, directly condemns Mamdani's call for demonstrations as incitement and chaos.

Read statement Is Mamdani's campaign against Netanyahu's UN visit fomenting hate, or is it accountability for war crimes?

Danny Danon

Role at the time: Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, in public remarks

July 19, 2026Condemned

Statement summary

Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon called Mamdani a "clown" and his arrest threat "a stunt," saying Mamdani himself, not Netanyahu, was the one who should be arrested.

“The person who should be arrested is not our prime minister, it is you, Mr. Mamdani.”

Open sourceIsrael National News: Israeli UN envoy blasts Mamdani as "clown" over call to arrest NetanyahuHeadline and reporting on Danny Danon's remarks.

Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon called Mamdani a "clown" over his call to arrest Netanyahu and said the threat was "a stunt," reported by Fox News and Israel National News among others.

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Why we used this label

The case's fixed reference point is the confrontation between Mamdani's campaign and Netanyahu's camp's characterization of it. This is a separate, earlier occasion from Danon's already-recorded statements; he directly mocks and condemns Mamdani's conduct here as well.

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