Representatives of the Syrian Kurds have recently appealed to Israeli officials via various communications channels seeking assistance and protection. This comes as the regime of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was crumbling, and the country was taken over by Islamist rebels. Earlier today, Turkish-backed Syrian rebels announced that they had begun attacking Kurdish forces … Read more
Italy on Friday said an unexploded artillery shell hit the base of the Italian contingent in the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon and Israel promised to investigate. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani spoke with Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa’ar and protested Israeli attacks against its personnel and infrastructure in the United Nations Interim Force in … Read more
Israel’s new Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar mentioned the Kurdish people in his first speech upon taking office. “The Kurdish people are a great nation, one of the largest nations without political independence,” Sa’ar said at a ceremony marking the handover of the ministry from outgoing Foreign Minister Israel Katz to Sa’ar. Israel has enjoyed … Read more
Following the uproar that began with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s dismissal of outgoing Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday night, The Knesset has approved new government appointments in a rare Thursday Plenum. Israel Katz has been appointed Defense Minister, and Gideon Sa’ar as Foreign Minister. Additionally, Ze’ev Elkin’s appointment as minister was also approved … Read more
Yoav Gallant appears to be just the first to go. Next on the line: the IDF Chief of Staff and the head of the Shin Bet. Netanyahu wants Israel’s security apparatus to be molded in his image, an extension of his office, with a cadre of compliant, obedient yes-men. His recent actions show he’s … Read more
The Knesset plenum convened on Monday to officially approve the entry of United Right chairman MK Gideon Sa’ar into the government. The approval marked the end of a swift procedure to bring Sa’ar and his party on board, after the government approved the move in a telephone vote on Sunday night. The government is … Read more
MK Gideon Sa’ar’s United Right party will join the government, Sa’ar and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a joint statement on Sunday night. The announcement was a dramatic move that came less than a week after Sa’ar came close to joining the government as defense minister, only to have the agreement aborted. According … Read more
In a long statement on Saturday evening, United Right chairman MK Gideon Sa’ar announced that he was giving up the offer to replace Yoav Gallant as defense minister after news broke on Monday that the political deal to bring his party into the government was close to fruition. Sa’ar wrote that due to the … Read more
Gideon Sa’ar responded to opposition leader Yair Lapid’s claims of his inexperience for the Defense Minister position, stating that Lapid had previously offered him the role in an X/Twitter post on Thursday that Lapid had previously offered him the role. Reports of leaks from negotiations between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gideon Sa’ar have … Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s move to fire Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and appoint MK Gideon Sa’ar in his stead will likely be delayed due to Tuesday’s hacking attack in Beirut, according to a number of reports. A number of leaks on Monday afternoon indicated that negotiations between Netanyahu and Sa’ar had advanced significantly and … Read more
