Gideon Sa'ar is the Foreign Minister of Israel. Known as a senior Likud-aligned politician with a hawkish stance on Iran, Palestinian statehood, and Israeli sovereignty. Recently, Sa'ar has clashed with European officials over sanctions and criticism of Israel, recognized the Armenian Genocide, and framed Lebanon as under Iranian occupation. Last updated 6 days ago
US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast hosted Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, calling the U.S.-Israel partnership "ironclad and resilient" and Israel "our greatest ally."
An "air bridge" to Washington is forming, i24NEWS reports. Senior Israeli officials, including defense figures, are expected in the U.S. capital in the coming weeks, against the backdrop of stalled U.S.-Iran talks and the framework agreemen...
An "air bridge" to Washington is forming, i24NEWS reports. Senior Israeli officials, including defense figures, are expected in the U.S. capital in the coming weeks, against the backdrop of stalled U.S.-Iran talks and the framework agreement signed with Lebanon.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar is expected to meet Secretary of State Marco Rubio in about a week and a half. Talks are also advancing on a visit by Defense Minister Israel Katz.
A source familiar with the matter: "The military option is still on the table."
“Just a short while ago, the Government of Israel approved the resolution I brought before it to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide.
This horrific genocide, which took place more than a century ago a...
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar:
“Just a short while ago, the Government of Israel approved the resolution I brought before it to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide.
This horrific genocide, which took place more than a century ago and whose historical facts are no longer seriously disputed, claimed the lives of 1.5 million people and destroyed an ancient cultural and historical heritage.
As Jews, and especially as the nation-state of the Jewish people, I believe it is our moral duty to make this decision. I want to thank Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his support and my fellow cabinet ministers for backing this historic step.”
Israeli FM Gideon Sa'ar is submitting a government resolution for the upcoming cabinet meeting seeking official Israeli recognition of the Armenian Genocide. Based on moral and historical responsibility, the proposal would recognize the genocide committed against the Armenian people in the final years of the Ottoman Empire and condemn any denial, minimization, or distortion of the events.
The truth is that we are confronting a new phenomenon.
It's not the terror organizations.
It's terror states.
Terror states are created when a terror organization is taking over a certain territor...
Israeli Foreign Minister, Gideon Sa’ar:
The truth is that we are confronting a new phenomenon.
It's not the terror organizations.
It's terror states.
Terror states are created when a terror organization is taking over a certain territory and controls this territory and controls effectively the residents there.
Then it become a totally different thing and it is what happened in Gaza with Hamas.
This is what happened in Yemen with the Houthis and this is exactly what happened in Lebanon with Hezbollah.
And by the way, it is not only a Middle Eastern phenomenon today.
In Africa, we see it as well.
We can see it in Somalia. In Somalia, Al-Shabaab is controlling effectively significant parts of Somalia's territories.
And we can see this dismantling of states in Sudan, in Libya, in so many places today in the Sahel.
Those who cannot defeat Israel on the battlefield try to achieve the same goal through different fronts: cognitive, diplomatic, legal, informational, and economic
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar says Israel is cutting off all contact with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
“Recently, it was published that during her visit to Mexico, she compared Israel to the racist apartheid regime t...
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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar says Israel is cutting off all contact with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
“Recently, it was published that during her visit to Mexico, she compared Israel to the racist apartheid regime that existed in South Africa.
I am grateful to the many European elected representatives who condemned this grave statement.
However, to date, no denial, clarification or response has been issued by her regarding this severe statement.
Therefore, as the Foreign Minister of the State of Israel, I have no choice but to sever all contact with Ms. Kallas until she retracts the blood libel she directed at the world’s only Jewish state, which is also the only democracy in the Middle East.”
Israel's Foreign Minister Sa'ar severed all ties with the EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas after reports she compared Israel to apartheid South Africa, calling her conduct "obsessive" and "disgracefully dishonest."
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar hosted Somaliland's first ambassador to Israel, Dr. Mohamed Haji, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem.
Sa'ar: "I was happy to host my friend at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem. I congratulated him on submitting the treaty to the president of the country and on Somaliland's Independence Day - which is today."
"Israel strongly rejects the decision to impose sanctions against Israeli citizens and organizations. The European Union has arbitrarily and politically chosen to impose sanctions against Israeli ci...
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar:
"Israel strongly rejects the decision to impose sanctions against Israeli citizens and organizations. The European Union has arbitrarily and politically chosen to impose sanctions against Israeli citizens and entities due to their political positions and without any basis. Equally outrageous is the intolerable comparison the European Union has chosen to make between Israeli citizens and Hamas terrorists. This is a completely morally distorted comparison."
Israel sending jet fuel to Germany after Berlin asked for help over the Hormuz crisis. Energy Ministry confirmed surplus capacity for export. FM Saar relayed the decision to Germany's Economy Minister. Natural gas assistance also being examined.
"Italy, despite all the difficulties, is defending the State of Israel against attempts to impose sanctions on it in the EU.
And because of that, the opposition in Italy is pursuing that government and saying: you are cooperating with Israel, and therefore you are responsible for this."
"Macron tried to bring the whole world closer to recognizing a Palestinian state. In Germany, in Italy, in South Korea, in Japan, in Singapore, in New Zealand, they did not go along with that move. We had successes."
"During this year, the United States will take additional, painful and significant sanctions against the International Criminal Court. We are acting primarily together with the United States."
"You could go tomorrow and conquer all of Lebanon, including the Bekaa Valley, including Beirut. But that has consequences. If we had six or seven armies and not just one IDF, maybe we would do more."
Unfortunately, Lebanon is a failed state, a state that is de facto under Iranian occupation through Hezbollah.
But this also leads to a conclusion: Hezbollah is a common enemy of Israel and Lebanon. Just as...
Israel Foreign Minister, Sa'ar:
Unfortunately, Lebanon is a failed state, a state that is de facto under Iranian occupation through Hezbollah.
But this also leads to a conclusion: Hezbollah is a common enemy of Israel and Lebanon. Just as it threatens Israel’s security, it harms Lebanon’s sovereignty and threatens its future.
We do not have any serious disagreements with Lebanon. There are a few minor border disputes that can be solved.
The obstacle to peace and normalization between the countries is one: Hezbollah.
Foreign Minister, Sa'ar: "Those representing Israel around the world are facing the toxic resurgence of antisemitism, reemerging in a troubling and ugly way."
Iran tried twice to strike Israeli personnel in the UAE during "Roaring Lion", once with an explosive drone, once with an operational cell.
Since the war began roughly two years ago, about 30 attacks and attempted attacks against Israeli embassies and diplomats have been identified worldwide.
Israel MFA: Spain barred from participating in the CMCC in Kiryat Gat over what officials call the Sánchez government’s anti-Israel stance and actions during the Iran war.
FM Gideon Sa’ar, with approval from PM Benjamin Netanyahu, said Spain “lost the ability to serve as a constructive factor” in President Trump’s peace plan.
Spain was formally notified. The U.S. was informed in advance.
Israel Foreign Minister Sa'ar: Since Hezbollah began its unilateral attacks on Israel on March 2, it has indiscriminately fired about 6,500 missiles, rockets and UAVs at Israeli communities and settlements.
