Israel’s UN ambassador slams UK’s threat to recognize Palestinian state

“The State of Israel will not lower its waiver after the atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7,” Danon stressed.

Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, criticized the United Kingdom’s threat to recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel takes “substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza,” according to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s statement to the UK Cabinet on Tuesday.

“Israel has already agreed many times to a ceasefire,” Danon wrote on X/Twitter, following the UK’s demands for an immediate ceasefire, aid to be allowed into Gaza on a continuing basis, and the release of hostages.

Danon pointed out, “No token recognition and no UN resolution will change the basic fact that there are those who fight terrorists and extremist forces, and then there are those who turn a blind eye or resort to appeasement.”

“The State of Israel will not lower its waiver after the atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7,” Danon stressed. “We will do whatever is necessary to bring home the hostages and defeat Hamas.”

Danon slams UN for hypocrisy

Last week, Danon condemned the UN for its hypocrisy regarding Israel. In an interview with The Jerusalem Post, he stated, “Hamas causes the crisis, and we get the blame.”

“We are not ignoring the suffering in Gaza, but the blame lies with Hamas, not Israel,” Danon added.

He argued that the pressure Israel is facing in recent weeks stems more from “a calculated propaganda campaign orchestrated by Hamas and its allies” than from genuine humanitarian concern.

“People see the images, they hear the outcry, but they don’t check the facts,” Danon said. “That’s why we’re fighting not only on the battlefield, but in the arena of perception.”