This is a step towards peace in Israel

Ambassador Dani Dayan assumed the post of Consul General of Israel in NewYork in August of 2016. Amb. Dayan has a long time reputation as an Israeli public figure. His nomination by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was publicly welcomed by the Israeli opposition too. Dayan was Chairman of the Council of Jewish Communities in Judea and Samaria from July 2007 until January 2013. He then acted for two additional years as the Council’s Chief Foreign Envoy. From 1990-1992, Dayan served as the general secretary of the Techiya political party. Before establishing his own information technology company Dayan spent seven and a half years in the Israel Defense Forces serving in the elite MAMRAM computerized data processing center, attaining the rank of Major.