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


‘Irrelevant and detached’: Erdan slams Guterres's post following Sinwar assassination

UN chief Guterres faces backlash for tweet on Gaza crisis after Sinwar's death, as well as calling to protect peacekeepers just after Sinwar's bodyguard was revealed as an UNWRA teacher.

UN SECRETARY-GENERAL Antonio Guterres attends a session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on February 24.

What’s next for Gilad Erdan after his high-profile return from the UN?

Former Israeli ambassador Gilad Erdan joins the Misgav Institute for National Security, the leading center for diplomacy and international cooperation.

 Gilad Erdan speaks to delegates after a voting on a US ceasefire resolution for the Gaza war during a UN Security Council meeting

Gilad Erdan takes helm as global president of Magen David Adom, enhancing emergency response

Gilad Erdan, former UN ambassador, has been appointed to lead Magen David Adom's emergency response efforts, as well as international awareness campaigns.

 Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan at the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York, June 3, 2024

UN omits October 7 victims from universal remembrance exhibit for fatalities of terror

Gilad Erdan, former ambassador to the UN, accused it of failing to allocate a place of commemoration for the victims of October 7 on an event of international remembrance.

 The Nova Massacre Scene

Gilad Erdan: 'The Jerusalem UN building needs to be closed and erased from the face of the earth'

Former Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan demands drastic measures against the UN and criticizes a recent ICJ ruling, declaring it "distorted and immoral." He also hints at future political ambitions.

 People waving Israeli flags as they protest against Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres outside the UN Headquarters in Jerusalem, October 25, 2023

Nine UNRWA staff may have been involved in Oct. 7 attack, UN investigation reveals

Of the 19 UNRWA staff members that were under investigation, in one, there was no evidence of involvement in October 7 and in another nine, there was limited evidence, and these cases were closed.

 Tzav 9 protesters outside of UNRWA Jerusalem offices, March 20, 2024.

UN rep. Erdan: 'The prime minister will discuss the day after, as in the day after we topple Hamas'

In response to a reporter asking him what he thinks about certain members of Congress boycotting Netanyahu’s speech, he said, “I think this is not the way to behave.”

 Israel's Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan destroys with a machine a piece of paper with the title of the UN Charter as he addresses delegates during the UN General Assembly before voting on a draft resolution that would recognize the Palestinians as qualified to  become a full UN member, in New

Yaffa Ben-David escorted out of UNSC after calling for release of hostages from Hamas

Lavrov, who was chairing the meeting because Russia is the council president for July, responded: "I don't understand, speak more clearly."

Yaffa Ben-David, Secretary-general of Israel Teachers Union, is escorted out of the United Nations Security Council in New York for holding up an image of Hamas hostage Ohad Yahalomi.

Without naming names, UN chief accuses Israel of misinformation

Israel's UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan said the condemnations by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres were "empty words when compared to his actions."

 United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres waits for the arrival of French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Stephane Sejourne before a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the crisis in the Gaza Strip at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., January 23, 2024.

Danon to replace Erdan as Israel’s UN Ambassador

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Israel Katz both announced Danon’s return to the UN, where he previously served as the country’s ambassador from 2015 to 2020.

 MK Danny Danon at the annual IPU conferance