There is no cycle of violence. There is terrorism. – Tragically, since the establishment of the State of Israel, every Israeli in every generation has been touched by war and by terror. | The Jerusalem Post

Following is an edited version of the first address made by Ambassador Danny Danon to the UN Security Council on Thursday. The people of Israel seek to live in peace and to see their children prosper. For the Jewish People, who have suffered centuries of exile and persecution, our dream can be summed up in the words of our national anthem, “to live as a free people in our land.”