United Right chairman MK Gideon Sa’ar was visibly exhausted when he walked into his office on Wednesday for an interview with The Jerusalem Post. The exhaustion was understandable given the political roller-coaster that the former minister experienced during the past two weeks. Sa’ar entered the eye of the political storm on March 12, when … Read more
Israel should put forward its own ceasefire plan calling for the exile of Hamas leadership and military wing in exchange for the release of the hostages, United Right Party leader Gideon Sa’ar told The Jerusalem Post as he laid out three mistakes Israel has made in conducting the Gaza war. “We always return to … Read more
MK Benny Gantz’s political future remained stable while Netanyahu’s leadership remained in doubt: An election poll conducted by Maariv and political pollster Dr. Menachem Lazar uncovered what the political landscape would look like had elections been held today. The National Unity Party, led by MK Benny Gantz, continued to weaken despite its boost following … Read more
A dispute broke out within the government on Monday between the pre-October 7 coalition and Ministers-without-Portfolio Benny Gantz and Gideon Sa’ar after the coalition announced that it would move forward with a bill proposal that Gantz and Sa’ar vetoed. The two ministers announced on Monday morning that they were using their veto power on … Read more
Despite the IDF’s success on the ground, its pace and the pressure of its operations have decreased in recent months, which lengthens the conflict in the north and negatively affects Israel’s international standing, New Hope—The United Right chairman and Minister-without-portfolio MK Gideon Sa’ar argued on Monday during a press conference ahead of his party’s … Read more
Gideon Sa’ar announced the dissolution of his partnership with Benny Gantz, ending Gantz’s National Unity political alliance. At the same time, Sa’ar demanded to join the war cabinet to influence policy. MK Ze’ev Elkin addressed this and responded for the first time in a conversation with Udi Segal and Anat Davidov on 103FM, “It … Read more
Former longtime Likud MK, education minister, and justice minister Gideon Sa’ar dropped a political bombshell on Tuesday evening. In a speech at a conference of his New Hope Party’s supporters, which was convened in order to commend the party’s success in the recent statewide municipal elections, Sa’ar made two announcements: New Hope will officially … Read more
If elections were held today, Minister-without-portfolio MK Gideon Sa’ar’s newly independent party, New Hope, would win just 3.4% of the general vote, barely above the 3.25% electoral threshold, according to Maariv’s weekly poll, conducted by Dr. Menachem Lazar. Sa’ar’s four seats come at the expense of its former party, National Unity. The full results … Read more
National Unity chairman and Minister-without-portfolio MK Benny Gantz acknowledged in a press conference on Wednesday that there were “challenges in the government’s conduct”, and that “real operational needs and correct priorities were being harmed as a result of political conduct,” but said that “now was not the time for politics.” Gantz’s comments were … Read more
