Gilad Erdan

Editor's Notes: The argument splitting religious-Zionist households before Israel’s election

Israel elects 120 members of Knesset by proportional representation; nobody has ever won a majority, 61 is the only number that counts.

Photo illustration | Potential center-right political players Dedi Simchi, Ayelet Shaked, Yoaz Hendel, Gilad Erdan, Ofer Winter, Benny Gantz and Yuli Edelstein.
Korin Gideon standing in the house,at the Big Brother reality show, during the final at Neve Ilan studio, April 6, 2016.

'Today's arena is social media': Korin Gideon on politics, body confidence, life in public eye

Amb. Gilad Erdan, Magen David Adom, Global President, Israel’s former Ambassador to the UN

Ex-UN ambassador Erdan says he's working to establish new right-wing party, sees himself as PM

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara cast their vote during the elections for the Likud Central Committee, at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, November 25, 2025

Members of Israel's Right in talks to form new party as alternative to Likud


UN to mark ‘Nakba Day’ - Israel’s establishment as catastrophe

The vote was 90-30, with 47 abstentions. The United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom were among those who opposed the move.

 Israel's Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan is seen holding up a sign reading "Stop ignoring Jewish Nakba," at the United Nations, on November 30, 2022.

Palestinians push for ICJ to rule ‘Israel occupation’ is annexation

Palestinian representatives to the UN pushed a resolution that argues the continuing nature of the “Israeli occupation” is de facto annexation.

SCALES OF JUSTICE decorate the International Criminal Court building in The Hague, Netherlands, in 2019.

Gilad Erdan slams UN for ‘turning antisemitism into a political matter’

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan condemned the UN for “exceeding its mandate to help antisemites harm Jews.”

Israeli Minister Gilad Erdan attends a weekly cabinet meeting at the Foreign Ministry, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Jerusalem, July 5, 2020.

Former Canadian PM Stephen Harper honored by Israel Allies Foundation

“Under former Prime Minister [Stephen] Harper's leadership, Canada showed the world what it means to stand up for what's right,” Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, said.

Former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is honored at the Israel Allies Foundation Gala Awards Dinner

Holocaust denial online is on the rise -Opinion

When checking social media, it is no longer surprising to find comments denying or distorting the facts of the Holocaust.

 ISRAELI AMBASSADOR to the United Nations Gilad Erdan stated that ‘Holocaust denial has spread like a cancer.’

Israel: PA President Abbas incited hate and glorified terrorism at UNGA

EU Foreign Policy chief Josep Borrell similarly refrained from commenting on Abbas' speech, but "warmly welcomed" Lapid's words.

 Israeli ambassador Gilad Erdan at the United Nations General Assembly.

Israel's amb. to UN walks out during Iran's Raisi's speech over Holocaust denial

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan walked out during the remarks made by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.

 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi holds ups photograph of General Qassem Soleimani during his speech at the 77th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 21, 2022.

UN should reinstate staffer sacked for tweet against ‘indiscriminate rocket fire’ - Erdan

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan said that firing Muscroft over the tweet "effectively grants Palestinian players an ‘unwritten veto’ over UN statements."

 Rockets are fired toward Israel from Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, on August 7, 2022.

Islamic Jihad in Gaza receives orders from Iran, Erdan tells UN

The PIJ has “no social or political aspirations. They only have one goal – to annihilate Israel and replace it with an Islamist state," said the Israeli ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan.

 Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan explaining Israel's lack of involvement in Islamic Jihad's failed launches in the Gaza Strip.

American Zionist Movement recognized as advisory group at UN

The AZM will now be able to participate in UN events and debates and hold events on its behalf within the UN.

Herzl headlines the AZM float at the Celebrate Israel Parade