Gilad Erdan

Gilad Erdan, Ayelet Shaked announce they will not run in upcoming election

Former ministers Gilad Erdan and Ayelet Shaked announced they will not run in the upcoming election, citing the lack of a realistic path toward a broad unity government.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Former UN ambassador Gilad Erdan at a press conference in Tel Aviv announcing the establishment of a new right-wing party under his and MK Yuli Edelstein's leadership ahead of the upcoming general elections, August 6, 2026.

Unity Party leader Gilad Erdan withdraws from election after failed merger talks

Unity Party chairman Gilad Erdan suspends his campaign, citing weak polling and failed efforts to join forces with other parties on the

SEPTEMBER 4, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Gilad Erdan says Unity Party weighs alliances, seeks broad government without radicals - interview

Erdan said that showing voters “a few parties together that are already above the political threshold” could “give a real boost” to support, as voters would know “the vote is not going to be wasted.”

SEPTEMBER 3, 2026|ByKESHET NEEV

MK Yuli Edelstein speaks during a conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, on January 13, 2026.

Gilad Erdan confirms talks with Benny Gantz on possible election alliance

Gantz also criticized calls to form another narrow coalition without the traditional right, arguing that both a narrow “change” government and a fully right-wing government had failed.

AUGUST 28, 2026|ByYEHUDA SHLEZINGER, 103FM

Erdan blasts Hamas final solution wearing yellow star at UNSC

"'Never again' happened again," Erdan said, and that "Khamenei is playing the role of Adolf Hitler."

OCTOBER 31, 2023ByGADI ZAIG, ZVIKA KLEIN, TOVAH LAZAROFF

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan wears a yellow Star of David at the UN Security Council on October 30, 2023.

Erdan shows UNGA video of Hamas decapitation at ceasefire debate

Gilad Erdan spoke during the start of a two-day debate on a cease-fire for the Gaza War that began on October 7 when Hamas infiltrated southern Israel.

OCTOBER 26, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan shows a video on a portable device as he speaks to an emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., October 26, 2023.

Guterres: I didn't justify Hamas terror

Israel's ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan called for Guterres to resign and reissued that call against him on Wednesday after Guterres’ statement.

OCTOBER 25, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres holds a press conference, ahead of G20 Summit in New Delhi, India, September 8, 2023.

Israeli FM: Meeting with UN head canceled after defending Hamas massacre

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan called for Antonio Guterres to resign.

OCTOBER 24, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen speaks during a meeting on the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas at UN headquarters in New York, US, October 24, 2023

At UN, Palestinians call for halt to Israeli offensive, world powers mull options

Guterres briefed the 15-member UN Security Council behind closed doors on Friday.

OCTOBER 14, 2023ByREUTERS

RIYAD MANSOUR, permanent observer of Palestine to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council in a meeting held after National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the Temple Mount, earlier this month

Israeli military warns Gazans to relocate south for safety

The call to evacuate came ahead of an anticipated ground invasion of the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing war with Hamas.

OCTOBER 13, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

Smoke billows following Israeli strikes amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Gaza, October 13, 2023.

UN Ambassador Erdan bashes Abbas’ ‘peaceful resistance’ comments at UNGA

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas used his platform at the UN General Assembly to bash Israeli actions and defend Palestinian terrorism as "peaceful resistance."

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Ambassador Gilad Erdan at a UN Security Council meeting on Operation House and Garden in Jenin, July 27, 2023.

Israel's UN envoy waves Mahsa Amini photo during Iranian president's speech

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is referred to as the "butcher of Tehran" in light of his involvement in the mass execution of Iranian political prisoners.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE

Israel's envoy to the UN, Gilad Erdan, on the floor of the United Nations General Assembly before being led out of the hall by UN security officials as Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi began addressing the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, US. September 19, 2023

Abbas has lost his mind, the world must see him as irrelevant - Erdan

Israel's UN envoy Gilad Erdan: "Our goal should be to encourage other nations to see Mahmoud Abbas’s departure from Palestinian leadership as a necessary step."

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN

Israel's ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan is seen at the United Nations.

Israel battles France over UNIFIL as UNSC vote delayed

Israel’s ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan told The Jerusalem Post he was concerned that passage of France’s proposal “might damage severely UNIFIL’s ability to fulfill its mandate.”

AUGUST 30, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF