Danny Ayalon
Daniel "Danny" Ayalon ( Hebrew דניאל "דני" אילון; * December 17, 1955 in Tel Aviv ) is an Israeli diplomat and politician. He is a member of the right-wing Jisra'el Beitenu party .
Life
After school and military service in the Israeli armed forces, he studied economics at Tel Aviv University and completed his studies with an MBA at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, USA. Until 1991 he worked in the private sector. From 1991 to 1992 Ayalon was Israel's ambassador to Panama and from there was appointed Israeli ambassador to the United Nations in New York City . He then served as the Israeli ambassador to the United States .
After retiring from the diplomatic service, he worked from 2006 to December 2008 for the Nefesh B'Nefesh organization , which supports the immigration of Jews to Israel. In August 2008 he became a member of the Jisra'el Beitenu party , successfully ran for the Knesset and became Deputy Foreign Minister after the formation of the government. In the next election in January 2013 it was not re-elected.
Quotes
Ayalon describes the so-called "Arab Spring" (he: אביב ערבי) as the " Islamic Winter" (he: חורף אסלאמי רדיקאלי):
“Israel has the right to defend itself. We have to protect and defend our people. Unfortunately, we have noticed that the region is becoming increasingly radicalized. The so-called 'Arab Spring' is unfortunately developing into an 'Islamist winter' and the Ayatollahs in Tehran are making a significant contribution. "
'This is not a spring but more of an Arab winter. Anyone who thought the Arab Spring was going to repair problems in the Arab countries was wrong ... Observers might entertain the fantasy that the Islamic parties in the Arab countries are moderate, but their leaders are not moderate and the expectation that fundamental flaws that characterize the Arab societies will be corrected under the rule of the Islamic parties is not going to be fulfilled. ' Minister Yaalon also use the term 'Arab winter' and criticized the parties who expressed enthusiasm over the events and claimed that 'this is in fact the collapse of a Western conception. The conception was based on ignorance, naiveté and a tendency towards wishful thinking '[...] This conception was also based on Western patronizing.
“'This is not a spring, but rather an Arab winter. Anyone who thought the Arab Spring was about problems in the Arab. Countries, that was wrong [...] Observers want to pretend that the Islamic parties in the Arab countries are moderate, but their leaders are not moderate and the expectation that the fundamental side that is so characteristic of the Arab. Society, would by the Islamist. Parties to be corrected should not be met. ' Minister Ayalon also used the term 'Arab Winter' and criticized the parties that were enthusiastic about the events [...] However, these expectations were based on ignorance, naivety and wishful thinking. "
At an event on February 9, 2013 in the Israeli city of Cholon , he stated:
"Israel will give the Palestinians sovereignty and independence and in return, they will recognize Israel as the national homeland of the Jewish people and will guarantee security arrangements"
"Israel will give the Palestinians sovereignty and independence and in return they will recognize Israel as the homeland of the Jews and give security guarantees."
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ About Me . ( Memento of the original from March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Danny Ayalon's website, accessed September 21, 2015.
- ↑ Ambassador Ayalon Assumes Post at Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC The Jewish Federation of North America, archived from the original on October 29, 2013 ; Retrieved March 10, 2013 .
- ↑ Gil Hoffman: Avigdor Lieberman's New Foreign Minister. The Jerusalem Post , December 22, 2008, accessed September 21, 2015 .
- ↑ Israel warns of an Islamist winter . Euronews , 3rd February 2013.
- ^ Lior Lehrs: Israel and the Arab Spring . Mitvim - The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies, 2012.
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↑ Tamara Zieve: Ayalon: J'lem should recognize Palestine at UN . ( Memento of the original from March 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The Jerusalem Post , February 9, 2013, accessed on March 8, 2013. Translation: Greenpeace magazine of February 9, 2013 ( Memento of the original of April 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked . Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 8, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ayalon, Danny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ayalon, Daniel; דניאל "דני" אילון (Hebrew) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli diplomat and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th December 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tel Aviv |