Israeli ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon announced Saturday that he is staying on in his post despite upcoming domestic elections -- a move that is likely a boost to Heather Nauert, President Trump's pick to be the next U.S. ambassador. Danon has been a vocally pro-American force in New York, and has taken a combative approach to representing Israel at the U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, with whom he has joined in aggressively tackling anti-Israel bias at the U.N. Nauert is still to be confirmed by the Senate, and a date for her confirmation hearings have not yet been announced. His office announced that in January, he will lead a delegation of 40 U.N. ambassadors to visit Israel, including Israel’s northern border.

Source: Fox News December 31, 2018 19:07 UTC