Ron Dermer

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

Military force and public pressure collided for 843 days, and together, they brought every hostage home.

 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.
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

YECHIEL LEITER, Israel’s ambassador to the US: Candid, calm.

US-Arab weapon deals won't harm Israel's military edge, but Turkey shouldn't get F-35s, Leiter says


Israel's new lead negotiator seeks meeting to free more Gaza hostages

Senior officials from Israel, the US, Qatar, and Egypt plan talks on the next phase of the Gaza hostage deal.

 Hostage families speak at a rally in Tel Aviv to mark 500 days since October 7, 17 February July 2024.

Ron Dermer to replace Mossad chief as Israel's Gaza phase two lead negotiator, 'Post' confirms

Ron Dermer is known for his deep personal and political alignment with both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior members of US President Donald Trump's administration.

Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer seen in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, January 22, 2025

Gaza hostage deal talks: Mossad, not Dermer, leads talks, but not on phase two - analysis

Barnea is still running that process to ensure the receipt of each hostage from Hamas as part of Phase I of the January 19 – March 1 deal.

Mossad director David Barnea seen over a wall of hostage posters in Tel Aviv (illustrative)

From the Mossad to Ron Dermer: A new phase in Gaza negotiations - analysis

Dermer, known for his deep personal and political alignment with Netanyahu—adds a more overtly political dimension to the hostage talks.

 Ron Dermer in 2019.

Israel's Ron Dermer 'hesitant' on pushing Gaza deal, hostage father says

To all the hostages who hear me now, know that the fight is ongoing, and we are not giving up on you," Aloni said.

Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer seen in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, January 22, 2025

Israel presents Hamas new ceasefire and hostage release deal

An Israeli official noted, "The Egyptian and Qatari mediators believe Hamas might now agree to a hostage-release and ceasefire deal."

 Illustrative image of Hamas terrorists.

Israel, Lebanon reaffirm ceasefire amid US concerns over recent tensions - Axios report

Axios reported that the Biden administration has been concerned that the ceasefire in Lebanon could unravel after Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire in recent days, according to US officials. 

 People carry Hezbollah flags at a damaged site in Beirut's southern suburbs, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect, in Beirut, Lebanon November 27, 2024.

Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer to visit US for hostage deal and Iran talks - report

Dermer has been working to advance a post-war plan for Gaza to be implemented in recent months.

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

Israel committed in writing to US: No forced displacement of Palestinians from northern Gaza

In an official letter sent by Israel to the Biden administration in mid-November, the Israeli government clarified that it does not intend to expel Palestinians from northern Gaza or starve them.

 Palestinians make their way as they inspect the damages at Jabalya refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip, May 30, 2024

'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).