Danny Ayalon

Daniel " Danny" Ayalon, Hebrew דניאל " דני " אילון ( born December 17, 1955 in Tel Aviv) is an Israeli diplomat and politician.

After school and military service, he studied economics in Tel Aviv and completed his studies with an MBA at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, USA. Until 1991 he worked in the private sector. From 1991-1992 Ayalon, Israel's ambassador to Panama, and from there he became the ambassador of Israel to the United Nations in New York City called. Following this, he served as the Israeli ambassador to the United States.

Ayalon called the so-called " Arab Spring " (he: " אביב ערבי " ) as the " Islamist Winter" (he: " חורף אסלאמי רדיקאלי " ):

" Danny Ayalon, Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister, euro news told: " Israel has the right to defend themselves. We must protect and defend our people. However, we have unfortunately found that the region is becoming increasingly radicalized. The so-called " Arab Spring" unfortunately become an " Islamist Winter" and the ayatollahs in Tehran make a significant contribution. " "

Danny Ayalon ( Yisrael Beiteinu ) also explains why the one for holding the so-called " Arab. Springtime ", " winter ". How should the term Arab. Spring think that these problems in the arab. Should resolve countries. The leader of the Islamist Parten are not moderated and the benefit is therefore more of a " Arab Winter. "

" This is not a spring but more of an Arab winter. Anyone who thought the Arab Spring what going to repair problems in the Arab countries was wrong ... Observers might also entertain the fantasy did the Islamic parties in the Arab countries are moderate, but Their leaders are not moderate and the expectation did fundamental flaws did the characterize the Arab societies will be corrected under the rule of the Islamic parties is not going to be Fulfilled. "Minister Yaalon therefore use the term " Arab winter " and Criticized the parties who overexpressed enthusiasm over the events and Claimed that" this is in fact the collapse of a Western conception. The conception which based on ignorance, naiveté and a tendency towards wishful thinking ... This conception what so based on Western patronizing. "

After his retirement from the diplomatic service, he worked from 2006 to December 2008 for the organization Nefesh B'Nefesh, which supports the immigration of Jews to Israel. In August 2008 he became a member of the party Jisra'el Beiteinu, successfully ran for the Knesset and became after the formation of a government deputy foreign minister. In the next elections in January 2013 he was not re-erected.

At an event on Saturday, February 9, 2013 in the Israeli town of Holon, he explained:

" Israel wants to give the Palestinians sovereignty and independence and in return, theywill Recognize Israel as the national homeland of the Jewish people and wants to guarantee security arrangements"