Dani Dayan
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| Born | 1955 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Residence | Ma'ale Shomron, Judea and Samaria |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Alma mater |
Bar Ilan University Tel Aviv University |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Relatives | Ilana Dayan (cousin) |
Dani Dayan (Hebrew: דני דיין); born 1955) is the Consul General of Israel in New York since August 2016. He is an Israeli political leader, entrepreneur and advocate for the Israeli settlements in the Judea and Samaria, or the West Bank. He served as the Chairman of the Yesha Council from 2007 to 2013. In 2013, he resigned as Chairman of the Yesha Council to endorse Benjamin Netanyahu for Prime Minister. Dayan was subsequently appointed as Chief Foreign Envoy of the Yesha Council, as the only official representative of the Israeli settlement movement to the international community. After a diplomatic stand-off over its assignment of former settler leader Dayan as ambassador to Brazil without consulting the government of Brasilia, Israel backed off and in March 2016 assigned Dayan as Consul General of Israel in New York.
Described by the New York Times as “worldly and pragmatic” and "the most effective leader the settlers have had." Dayan is perceived by many to be the face of the Israeli settlement movement to the international community. His writing appears in many publications, including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times,The Boston Globe,USA Today,The Guardian,Haaretz,The Times of Israel and The Jerusalem Post.
Dayan was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He and his family immigrated to Israel in 1971, when he was 15, settling in the Tel Aviv neighborhood of Yad Eliyahu. Dayan spent 7.5 years in the Israeli Army. He is a cousin of journalist Ilana Dayan.
Dayan holds a B.Sc in Economics and Computer Science from Bar Ilan University and an M.Sc in Finance from the Tel Aviv University. He is a Major (Res.) in the IDF.
In 1982, Dayan established an information technology firm "Elad Systems", which he headed, first as CEO and later as Chairman, until 2005, when he sold his interests in the company. He continues to invest in high-tech companies and serves as a lecturer at Ariel University.
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