Gideon Saar Archives

No decision made on Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuke facilities, says FM

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar denies reports Israel has decided carry out strike on Iranian nuclear program next month, says Jerusalem still open to diplomatic path to resolve crisis.

April 20, 2025

‘Reward for terrorism’: Israel criticizes French intention to recognize a Palestinian state

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar called President Macron’s announcement a 'reward for terrorism’ that distances peace.

April 10, 2025

Israeli Foreign Minister says not ruling out diplomacy to stop Iran nuclear weapon

Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons, but the US and Europe are convinced otherwise.

April 4, 2025

Israel’s top diplomat urges Lebanese people to break free from ‘Iranian occupation’

'Lebanon has grown tired of the wars of others on its land,' Lebanese president Joseph Aoun told the Iranian officials.

February 25, 2025

Israel to cease participation in UN human rights council

Israel remains the only nation regarding which the body has a dedicated agenda item, which Sa’ar said was clear evidence of institutional bias.

February 6, 2025

What was behind the release of five Thai hostages?

Foreign Minister Gideon Saar urged his Thai counterpart to press the Egyptian and Qatari mediators while final deal details were being discussed.

January 30, 2025

Irish president bashes Israel at Holocaust memorial event

Ireland's Michael Higgins 'resorted to cheap and despicable provocation,' said Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar.

January 27, 2025

Hungarian and Israeli ministers condemn ICC over arrest warrants for Israeli leaders

Saar also updated Peter Szertö on developments in Syria and Lebanon, where a two-month ceasefire with Hezbollah is due to expire on Sunday.

January 24, 2025

Government presents softened judicial reform plan

The proposal seeks reforms to the way judges are appointed and Basic Laws function.

January 10, 2025

Sa’ar calls for national plan to prepare for mass aliyah

The top diplomat noted a rise in immigration from France and Britain was already evident.

January 2, 2025

Israeli FM calls new Syrian government a ‘gang of terrorists’

Sa'ar described the new Syrian government as 'an Islamist regime aiming to establish unified control over all of Syria.'

December 28, 2024

Israel to lobby EU, UK to designate Houthis as terrorists

“The Houthis pose a threat not only to Israel but to the region and the entire world,” Sa’ar said in a statement.

December 24, 2024

‘Antisemitic liar’ – Israel’s FM slams Irish president over latest slander

'Let us not forget that Ireland was at best neutral during World War II,' says Israel's Foreign Minister.

December 18, 2024

Israel closes its embassy in Ireland over Dublin’s ‘extreme anti-Israel policies’

Israeli foreign minister orders shuttering of Israel's embassy in Dublin more than half a year after Jerusalem recalled its ambassador to Ireland following its recognition of unilateral Palestinian statehood.

December 15, 2024

Dutch FM’s Israel visit canceled after the Netherlands said it would arrest Netanyahu

The Netherlands was the first of at least 6 European countries to declare they would abide by the ICC’s decision.

November 22, 2024

Sa’ar to re-enter Israel’s Netanyahu-led government

Sa’ar’s entry into the coalition as minister-without-portfolio was unanimously approved by government ministers,

September 29, 2024

‘This is madness’ – US furious over Netanyahu plan to fire defense minister

Biden administration furious over potential cabinet shake-up, says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 'would be crazy' to replace Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

September 17, 2024

Netanyahu poised to fire Defense Minister Gallant and replace him with New Hope chief Saar – report

Sources close to the prime minister say he is on the verge of firing Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and is preparing to bring in a party from the Opposition to bolster his government.

September 16, 2024

New right-wing Israeli party would be largest if elections were today

Gantz said, 'It was an easy decision to enter the government, but the decision to leave was very difficult.'

June 12, 2024

Israeli minister working to bring Iran to ICJ on genocide charges

Since Oct. 7, Iran has continuously threatened to launch a regional conflict against Israel.

January 30, 2024

Claim that reforms will end democracy ‘without foundation’: Netanyahu blasts opposition

Netanyahu quoted Yair Lapid and Gideon Sa'ar, who themselves had pushed for similar reforms but are now leading the protest movement against the new government.

January 8, 2023

Don’t extend coalition negotiation deadline for Netanyahu, justice minister urges Herzog

Gideon Sa'ar suggested that the Likud might make the request just so that it could pass problematic laws before the new government is sworn in.

December 6, 2022

Despite Lapid’s words at UN, Israel is sabotaging 2-state solution, Palestinians say

The Lapid government’s actions show that it is working to sabotage the two-state solution, a senior PA official told The Jerusalem Post.

September 23, 2022

Gantz, Sa’ar to run as partners in upcoming Israeli election

According to the latest polls, Sa’ar’s New Hope party is not likely to pass the threshold for election to the Knesset.

July 10, 2022

Israeli government takes aim at social media bots

New Israeli regulation will force operators of social media ‘bots’ to clearly mark automated messages.

June 23, 2022

Israeli justice minister: Partnership with Islamist party may have ‘exhausted itself’

After the government fails to pass an extension of Israeli law to Judea and Samaria, Gideon Sa’ar says the coalition's vote against the renewal 'borders on madness.'

June 9, 2022

Emergency bill fails; Judea, Samaria communities in crisis – will gov’t fall?

Failure to pass the bill not only threatens the coalition, but also the well-being of Jewish residents who could lose access to national health care and other basic needs.

June 7, 2022

Vote giving basic rights to Jews in Judea, Samaria could bring govt down

The Opposition is vowing to vote against an emergency bill that it essentially supports in order to break the coalition.

June 6, 2022

Judea and Samaria law must be renewed or coalition falls – MK’s ultimatum

The law enables Israeli citizens living in Judea and Samaria to receive the same benefits as those living in pre-1967 Israeli territory and to be prosecuted in Israeli criminal courts.

June 1, 2022

Could terrorists’ families be exiled to Gaza?

>Bennett reportedly looking into legal pathway to forcibly repatriate terrorists' families from Judea and Samaria to the Gaza Strip.

May 16, 2022

A first: Muslim judge gets permanent seat on Israel’s Supreme Court

The selection was not without controversy, as Kabub has been associated with nationalistic Arab elements.

February 24, 2022

Israel to pass anti-boycott regulations following Ben & Jerry’s, Amnesty controversies

The legislation would prevent businesses that boycott Israel from participating in state tenders.

February 7, 2022

WATCH: Israeli lawmakers to vote on advancing Facebook censorship bill

Critics of the bill say it is dangerous to give the court so much power over public speech.

December 30, 2021

Son of Muslim High Court of Justice nominee accused of supporting terror

Tel Aviv Magistrates Judge Khaled Kabub and his son have made controversial comments and associations.

December 29, 2021

Netanyahu slams Israeli term limits bill as ‘Iranian’

If enacted, the bill would limit prime ministers to an eight year term.

November 16, 2021

Israeli lawmakers defend Netanyahu amid bill seeking to bar him from serving as PM

Zohar's comments came in response to a bill that is widely seen as a move to bar Netanyahu from serving a third term.

October 21, 2021

WATCH: Bill to destroy Netanyahu’s political future ‘not a question of democracy’

Sa’ar’s introduction of a new bill that would block Netanyahu from forming a government is merely a political ploy and has nothing to do with democracy or ideology, says analyst Ariel Kahana.

October 20, 2021

WATCH: No compromise on US East Jerusalem consulate, Israeli minister says

Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar has said that that there will be no change in Israeli policy regarding the planned reopening of the U.S. consulate in East Jerusalem.

October 13, 2021

Muslim nominee to Israel’s High Court accused of supporting terrorism

A forum of bereaved families has sent a letter to Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Tuesday demanding that Kabub’s nomination be withdrawn.

October 6, 2021

Arab Israeli politician shot and killed in broad daylight

Once a prominent Likud activist, Dr. Saher Ismail was a close friend of Justice Minister and New Hope party chair Gideon Sa’ar.

August 15, 2021

Justice minister, Shin Bet at odds over bill banning illegally obtained evidence

Security services insist bill will endanger investigations; Gideon Saar says police and Shin Bet must operate within the law.

July 12, 2021

Supreme Court upholds law recognizing Israel as ‘nation-state’ of Jewish people

The law, which recognizes Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish People, 'does not hurt the individual rights of any Israeli citizen,' regardless of faith or ethnicity, Justice Minister Sa’ar said.

July 8, 2021

Opinion: Israeli politics – What you need to know

I refuse to call these guys 'The Camp for Change' and call them instead 'The Camp for Hate', because that is exactly what they are… and why they will fail.

June 1, 2021

Three’s company? Netanyahu proposes rotation with two main rivals, to no avail

New Hope leader Sa'ar rejected the offer immediately. and by late afternoon, the Yemina party, headed by Bennett, voted to join Lapid's 'Change' coalition,

May 30, 2021

Israeli Supreme Court President Esther Hayut

Right-wing lawmakers blast Supreme Court ruling claiming right to change Basic Law

'The court overstepped its authority with an outrageous ruling that constitutes one more step on the path to a judicial coup,' Ayelet Shaked declared.

May 23, 2021

Netanyahu cites ‘unprecedented’ achievements in war against Hamas

'Hamas before this operation is not like Hamas the day after,' Shin Bet director Nadav Argaman stated.

May 21, 2021

WATCH: Netanyahu rival caught winking after Knesset vote

Former Likud minister Gideon Sa’ar was seen on Knesset cameras winking at an unknown party after the prime minister's party lost a key vote to run the Arrangements Committee.

April 20, 2021

Caroline Glick: The new plan to oust Netanyahu and its implications for Israel

Defeating Netanyahu through parliamentary procedure rather than at the ballot box would wreak on Israel’s national solidarity—and its strategic implications.

April 11, 2021

Leading nationalist organizations urge Netanyahu, Saar, Bennett to reconcile, form right-wing government

"The good of the country needs to come first, not personal emotions and mutual hatred," said Matan Peleg, CEO of Im Tirtzu, which initiated the move. But it looks like their pleas are falling on deaf ears. B...

April 4, 2021

Israeli political scramble: Plenty of talks, but few deals on the horizon

Party leaders try to maximize support in desperate attempt to form government, stave off fifth elections.

April 4, 2021

Netanyahu opponents bickering over who gets to form government

Lapid, Bennett both eyeing prime minister's seat as parties haggle over how to form a majority coalition government.

March 29, 2021

WATCH: Ready to betray your party? Likud is looking for defectors

The Likud party is looking to lure defectors from other parties to reach a majority number of seats in the Knesset.

March 25, 2021

Smoke trails from rockets fired by Palestinian terrorists from Gaza into Israel, on February 24, 2020.

Netanyahu escorted out of restaurant in Beer Sheba as Gaza rocket falls near city

The incident triggered comments from Netanyahu's political opponents, apparently hoping to sway voters at the 11th hour.

March 23, 2021

Caroline Glick: Who’s really running in Israel’s elections?

All aspects of public life in Israel today are dictated by the attorney general and the Supreme Court, which have devoured the powers of the Knesset and the government.

March 15, 2021

Netanyahu rival Gideon Saar distances himself from Lincoln Project after harassment allegations

The former Likud veteran had been in talks with four Lincoln Project members on his strategy to unseat Netanyahu.

February 16, 2021

Caroline Glick: Maher Bitar and Israel’s ideological elections

US President Biden’s choice to name an anti-Israel political activist as senior director for Intelligence at the National Security Council may place Israel in a precarious position.

January 31, 2021