Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon told the Security Council on Tuesday that Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria would remain permanently, pushing back against mounting international criticism of Israeli construction beyond the pre-1967 Green Line.
“The Security Council must understand a simple truth: we are not going anywhere,” Danon told the council.
“Jewish communities will stay in Judea and Samaria,” Danon added. “Jewish communities are not temporary outposts, nor obstacles to peace.”
“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’s remarks came during an emergency Security Council meeting focused on tensions in Judea and Samaria, amid claims by UN officials of an upsurge in “settler violence.”
AFSI Insight
AFSI strongly welcomes Ambassador Danny Danon’s unequivocal message to the United Nations: Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria are there to stay. These are not “temporary outposts” or obstacles to peace. They are thriving Jewish communities in the historic heartland of the Jewish people.
AFSI also applauds Danon for exposing the UN’s glaring double standard. While Palestinian terrorism and attacks against Israelis are too often treated as isolated incidents, any violence involving Jews, even in those instances where the violence is instigated by Arabs are routinely branded “settler violence” and used to condemn Israel collectively. Israel’s commitment to confronting violence by anyone should be matched by the UN’s willingness to confront Palestinian Arab terrorism with the same seriousness.
Judea and Samaria are not bargaining chips. Jewish communities have deep historical, religious, and strategic roots there, and AFSI agrees: they aren’t going anywhere.