Ron Dermer

Iran weakened, Hezbollah shattered since Oct. 7, former strategic affairs minister Dermer asserts

Former strategic affairs minister Ron Dermer said that while he had heard “concerns” about a possible agreement with Iran, Israel should “take a step back” and assess the current strategic picture.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) is joined by Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer and other officials for a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon on July 09, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.
 Israeli Police and IDF solodiers in line to pay their respects as the funeral procession of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, the last hostage from Gaza, makes its way to Gvili's Negev hometown of Meitar on Jan. 28, 2026.

Israel’s internal clash, not consensus, saved the hostages - opinion

Netanyahu addresses Knesset at 40-signature debate on ‘extremist government’, Jerusalem, January 6

Israel running out of ‘no’s' on Turkish involvement in Syria, Gaza, source tells 'Post'

Here, Dermer sit alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a meeting with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon in July in Arlington, Virginia.

Ron Dermer steps out of Israel's power center, leaving a void in Jerusalem's US diplomacy


'You are not really one of us': Old elites tremble at the sight of a new generation - editorial

A feeling by the old entrenched elite that their country, and their entitled role in it, is slipping away and that right-wing Anglo-Israeli interlopers will replace them

Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer (left) and Channel 12 Reporter Amnon Ambramovich (right), (illustrative).

Dermer to discuss Lebanon ceasefire in US after reported secret Russia visit

Dermer has been a key player in efforts to secure a deal and in communications between Israel and Washington.

 Former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer attends a special session of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, to approve and swear in a new right-wing government, in Jerusalem December 29, 2022.

Pentagon's private letter to Gallant, Dermer about possible arms embargo leaked to Israeli media

Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh doubled down that the letter was meant to be private correspondence and not intended for public consumption. 

 US DEFENSE Secretary Lloyd Austin receives Defense Minister Yoav Gallant at the Pentagon, earlier this week.

Security cabinet leaks are endangering Israel’s security - opinion

Israeli government leaks, particularly from the security cabinet, have intensified during the current war, revealing internal conflicts and undermining decision-making processes.

 STRATEGIC AFFAIRS Minister Ron Dermer stated, according to a leaked account of a security cabinet meeting, that ‘the prime minister can do whatever he wants.’

Blame Hamas, not Israel's government, Ron Dermer says

'Hamas has not agreed to any of the US-facilitated hostage deals; they are the sole reason there is no hostage deal in place.'

 Ron Dermer in 2019.

Ben-Gvir questions possibility of peaceful solution in the north during cabinet meeting

In a tense cabinet meeting, Israel's Defense Minister expressed caution over northern conflict, sparking heated exchanges on security strategies and military leadership challenges.

 ITAMAR BEN-GVIR (left) and Bezalel Smotrich sit in the Knesset plenum, on the day that the current government was approved and inaugurated, December 29, 2022.

Grapevine March 27, 2024: When the nose knows

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG attends the Megillah reading at the Theatron Hotel synagogue in Jerusalem.

Dermer: IDF to conduct Rafah operation even if entire world shuns us

“We’re gonna go in and finish this job, and anybody who doesn’t understand that doesn’t understand that the nerve of the Jews, that existential nerve, was touched,” Dermer said.

 Ron Dermer enters the Knesset plenum on December 29, 2022.

Wall Street Journal reveals the real reason there's no ceasefire yet

Infighting among the highest ranks in the terrorist organization Hamas has led to delays in the ceasefire and hostage release deal that is currently on the table.

 Hamas Gaza Chief Yahya Sinwar (L) gestures as he speaks with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip September 19, 2017

Biden calls Qatari Emir as Dermer visits Washington

The US and Israel are also at odds over their visions for Gaza once the war is over, with Israel dismissing Biden administration plans for the Palestinian Authority to rule Gaza. 

 Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani shakes hands with US President Joe Biden during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, January 31, 2022.