Israel doesn't "want to see an al Qaeda state in our backyard, " Danon said.

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The only government representative who attended the San Remo conference was Likud MK Danny Danon.

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Danon said he could confirm what Israeli military intelligence has reported about Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons.

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Israel has no partner among Palestinians, Danon said, and noted that peace initiatives have been tried but they haven't borne fruit.

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"Judo is leveraging the strength of your enemy against him, " says Pierre Danon, president of Xerox's Channels Group, in explaining his company's strategy.

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Danny Danon, Likud party member and expected to serve in the next Knesset, was asked why the Israeli-Palestinian peace process hasn't been front-and-center in the campaign.

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"I think the U.S., as the leader of the Western world, should lead the efforts with our partners in Europe and Israel and to take action with what we're seeing happening today in Syria, " Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon told CNN on Friday.

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