Gideon Sa'ar

Israeli ambassador meets with France’s Marine Le Pen, extending outreach to Europe’s far-right

The meeting, which was not publicly announced by either leader, was confirmed by the Israeli embassy to the French outlet Le Parisien. It was unclear what the pair discussed.

President of the Rassemblement National parliamentary group, Marine Le Pen, attends a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament, in Paris on April 14, 2026.
Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, pictured in July 2025; illustrative.

Trinidad designates IRGC, Hezbollah, Hamas as terrorist orgs., local Muslim groups denounce act

ISRAEL'S FOREIGN Ministry hosts a Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony for foreign diplomats, April 13, 2026.

Foreign Ministry holds Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony for Righteous Among the Nations

PETER MAGYAR, leader of the opposition Tisza Party, speaks during a press conference a day after the parliamentary election, in which Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat, Budapest, Hungary, April 13, 2026.

Hungary, Israel share 'special relationship,' Prime Minister-elect Peter Magyar says


Israel reprimands Spain over burning in effigy of Prime Minister Netanyahu in Spanish town

The move comes after Spain was expelled from the US CMCC in Kiryat Gat due to “obsessive anti-Israel bias.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem, March 19, 2026.

Israel expels Spain from US's CMCC in Kiryat Gat over 'obsessive anti-Israel bias'

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar noted that the move was carried out in coordination with the United States.

The US Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) at Kiryat Gat.

Argentina names IRGC as terrorist group, triggering financial sanctions

Argentina designates Iran's IRGC as a terrorist organization, citing the 1992 and 1994 attacks on Israeli targets in Buenos Aires. The decision triggers sanctions and restrictions.

Names of those killed in the 1994 attack on the AMIA Jewish center, which left 85 dead and 300 injured, mark the front of the AMIA Center in Argentina.

FM Sa’ar urges UN to designate Hezbollah as terror group, calls Iran global threat

“Iran has transferred to Hezbollah  $1.2 billion since the ceasefire," Sa'ar wrote. "It also plays a direct role in training militants and guiding senior leadership.”

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar shows photos as he speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the Middle East at UN headquarters in New York on February 18, 2026.

Israel approves proposal to build permanent US embassy in Jerusalem

The approval was announced in a joint statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa’ar, and Construction and Housing Minister Haim Katz.

View of the US Consulate in Jerusalem's Arnona neighborhood, Israel, February 24, 2018.

'Obsessed with Jews': Sa’ar slams German amb. for equating Iran strikes to settler violence

Seibert’s post came after two deadly weekend incidents. In the north, Ofer “Pushko” Moskovitz, an avocado farmer and spokesman for Kibbutz Misgav Am, was killed in a Hezbollah attack.

Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Sa'ar attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem December 2, 2025.

Six countries designate IRGC terrorist organization following discussions with Sa'ar

The six countries are Iceland, Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Liechtenstein.

Here, posters display assassinated military leaders, including IRGC commander-in-chief Hossein Salami (center), in Tehran at the end of June.

Argentina assumes presidency of IHRA, commits to fighting antisemitism

This marks the first time in its history that IHRA is crossing the equator; it is also the first time a South American country has taken on this responsibility.

Argentina's President Javier Milei speaks at Yeshiva University in Manhattan, in New York City, US, March 9, 2026.

Israel has ‘won’ war with Iran, foreign minister says, but goals remain unmet

Speaking at a news conference, Saar said Israel was seeking to remove "existential threats," but did not say how the government would determine when those goals had been met.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks at a press conference on the day of an EU-Israel Association Council with European Union foreign ministers in Brussels, Belgium, February 24, 2025.

Sa'ar calls Mojtaba Khamenei's absence 'embarassing', says Iran is close to 'modern piracy'

Sa'ar emphasized the danger of this piracy by comparing the activity to that of the Houthis in the Red Sea in the past, suggesting that “it might become like a new practice of mad regimes."

Israeli Minister of foreign affairs Gideon Saar attends the lobby for Israel–United States relations at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament in Jerusalem, February 25, 2026.