Gabi Ashkenazi

Who might be the next defense minister?

Likud officials reveal interest in Gideon Sa’ar joining the coalition to strengthen Netanyahu against Ben-Gvir.

 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks during an session in the plenum hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 10, 2024
National Unity leader MK Benny Gantz speaks during a Knesset faction meeting on May 29, 2023

Did Gantz deliver heavy blow to IDF reservist-quitting movement? - analysis

 GADI EISENKOT waves at the launch of the National Unity Party election campaign, in Tel Aviv, earlier this month.

Generals in Israeli politics are no longer hot commodities - opinion

Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a Likud faction meeting in the Knesset.

Netanyahu's prime minister's office was bugged for a decade - report


Will rekindled negotiations between Israel and Lebanon weaken Hezbollah?

The talks between the two countries, which have no diplomatic ties and are technically in a state of ongoing war, will be mediated by the US and hosted by the United Nations.

The Lebanese village of Adaisseh is seen on the left-hand-side of the Israel-Lebanon border, as seen from Kibbutz Misgav Am in northern Israel August 26, 2019

Gantz and Ashkenazi – the former IDF chiefs who are politically AWOL

Instead of being an alternative to Likud, Blue and White simply serves Netanyahu

DEFENSE MINISTER and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz speaks to Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on May 31.

‘We don’t know if rotation will happen’ says FM amid political tension

Ashkenazi was speaking in the wake of the resignation of Tourism Minister Asaf Zamir on Friday.

Israel's new Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi

Kosovo FM discusses diplomatic relations with FM Ashkenazi for first time

During the call, the two ministers agreed that Kosovo will send a delegation to Israel to begin the process of establishing diplomatic relations.

A MAN holds a Kosovo flag

No date set for cabinet vote on UAE peace

A spokesman for Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi said that it may be on the agenda for next week.

President Donald Trump talks to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from the Truman Balcony at the White House during the signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords, Sept. 15, 2020

Trump tries to renew Israeli-Lebanese talks on Mediterranean gas fields

Israel and Lebanon have a dispute over an 860 sq. km. area in the eastern Mediterranean Sea that includes several blocs rich in natural gas off the coasts of both countries.

Israeli natural gas field in the Mediterranean

Gabi Ashkenazi: Putting the Foreign Ministry back on the map

#15 - Israel's diplomat: Gabi Ashkenazi

General (Ret.) Gabi Ashkenazi, former IDF Chief of General Staff and Chairman Of The Board of the Rashi Foundation at the 7th Annual JPost Conference in NY

Only Ashkenazi, not Netanyahu, qualified to sign UAE, Bahrain deals

"The foreign minister or someone appointed [is empowered] by him to sign international agreements and treaties on behalf of the government."

Gabi Ashkenazi

Ashkenazi calls on Palestinians to negotiate given UAE, Bahrain deals

“I call on the Palestinian leader to recognize reality and to act responsibly and with the same leadership as the UAE leaders, by returning to the negotiating table,” Ashkenazi said.

Israel's Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi speaks during a joint news conference with his British counterpart Dominic Raab in Jerusalem August 25, 2020

Gantz, Ashkenazi knew about Israel-Bahrain deal

While Netanyahu is abroad, Gantz to fill in as prime minister

Benny Gantz and Gabi Ashkenazi meet with Mike Pompeo, August 24, 2020.