Gideon Sa'ar

Gantz: Sa'ar and Elkin moved to the center when they joined me

National Unity party leader says his party is firmly against cancelling Disengagement Law despite previous positions of right-wing members.

2022 Elections:

Aryeh Deri, Moshe Gafni no longer on speaking terms

Gafni also furious with Sa'ar, who almost caused rift in UTJ.

Justice Minister rules out government with Joint Arab List

'We won't agree to a government that relies on the Joint List, period,' says Justice Minister and National Unity candidate Gideon Sa'ar.

Justice Minister: 'Likud is poisoning the public'

Justice Min. Gideon Sa'ar claims Likud 'poisoning the public,' wants 'complete politicization' of judicial system.

Eizenkot: 'We have no right not to have a functioning gov't'

The former Chief of Staff held his first conference after declaring his entry into politics alongside Ministers Gantz and Sa'ar.

Former IDF Chief of Staff to join Gantz and Sa'ar

Former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot has announced that he will be joining Gantz and Sa'ar's State Camp party for the next Knesset.

Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar:

'We won't bring back Netanyahu'

New Hope Chairman: "If Netanyahu doesn't have 61 Knesset seats, there will be far-reaching developments"

Sa'ar: National plan needed to protect land of Judea and Samaria

Justice Minister tours part of Samaria, vows to work to combat PA takeover of Area C,

Terror victim's widow: Don't reward terrorism, build Homesh

Widow of Yehuda Dimentman writes to Justice Minister Sa'ar quoting his own words about legalizing the yeshiva in response to terror.

2022 Elections:

Ex-Likud New Hope MK jumps ship to Yesh Atid

"What won't people do for a Knesset seat!" responds Likud's Miri Regev.

Benny Begin steps away from politics

Benny Begin announces he won't run for the Knesset due to the fact that he is about to turn 80, but will remain a member of New Hope Party.

Morocco and Israel agree to establish legal cooperation

Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar and Moroccan counterpart sign memorandum of understanding on legal cooperation.

Gideon Sa’ar: Ego trumps principles

There is no disavowing the betrayal of Israel in aligning with the Islamists of Ra’am, no matter what the partys' platforms now claim.Op-ed.

Sa'ar: Gantz today is not the Gantz of 2019

Justice Minister says merging with Blue and White was necessary to prevent 'extremist' govt. under Netanyahu.

Father killed daughter, planned to murder son

A Beit Shemesh man is suspected of planning to murder his son and daughter at once, but took his own life before his son came home.

Report:

Sa'ar nearly became Deputy Foreign Minister

Lapid sought to appoint Sa'ar as Deputy Foreign Minister, but the talks fell through due to Sa'ar's alliance with Gantz.

Sa'ar meets former IDF Chief of Staff Eizenkot

Justice Minister meets former Chief of Staff in an attempt to persuade him to join the "Blue and White-New Hope" slate.

Sa'ar:

'There is no merger with Blue and White'

Justice Minister stresses to party activists that New Hope is not disbanding or merging with another party.

Shaked to Sa'ar:

You negotiated with Netanyahu's people for several weeks

'Anyone who votes for Ayelet Shaked knows she will go with Netanyahu,' Justice Min. Sa'ar says.

Sa'ar: New Hope will run alone in elections

"Voters know we deliver on our promises, and we will succeed."

New Hope chief vows:

'I'll never join government with Netanyahu'

Justice Minister and chairman of center-right New Hope faction rules out support for Netanyahu-led government after election.

Minister Gideon Sa'ar:

'The Likud is bribing all kinds of people'

Justice Minister denies he plans to resign from the coalition: I will not bring back Bibi.

Revenge? Lightning-quick anti-Netanyahu legislation

Foreign Min. Lapid, Justice Min. Sa'ar, aim to pass anti-Netanyahu bill - with the aid of the Joint Arab List.

Poll: Netanyahu bloc at 60 seats, Sa'ar out

New survey again shows no side with enough strength to form a coalition, majority of Israelis oppose having Arab parties in govt.

Sa'ar to Likud: I'm not coming back

Justice Minister denies there have been any negotiations for his return to the Likud party.

Sa'ar making far-reaching demands to Likud

Justice Minister has backed down from talks with the Likud party on an alternative government. The Likud prefers elections.

Will the New Hope Party herald the demise of Israel’s coalition?

Minister Gideon Sa'ar instigated the latest coalition crisis, and if the goernment falls, he is the one who pulled the plug. Op-ed.

Sa'ar: Meretz and Ra'am are not part of the coalition right now

Justice Minister vows to bring Judea and Samaria law for another vote after it was defeated yesterday.

Coalition leaders don't believe Judea and Samaria law will pass

Justice Minister Sa'ar warns of 'anarchy,' Judea and Samaria residents will lose civil rights if bill fails in the Knesset.

Coalition crisis:

Judea and Samaria law in danger of falling short

The law's failure to pass would likely mean the end for the Bennett-Lapid government.

Nir Barkat:

'Sa'ar knows that he will be wiped out if there's an election'

Likud MK claims that those who in the past ruled out a coalition with Netanyahu have changed their minds.

Justice Minister:

'Impossible to manage coalition this way'

'If coalition doesn't recover itself, that will have significance - survival in itself is not a value,' Justice Min. Sa'ar tells activists.

Likud's message to Sa'ar:

'Join a government led by us'

Heads of local branches of Likud call on Justice Minister to join alternative government led by the Likud.

Is Mansour Abbas prepared to bring the government down?

Coalition lacks votes to pass Regulations Law "without which, Israeli life in Judea & Samaria will become impossible."

New Hope MK blasts 'fake news' about Sa'ar's desertion

MK Sharren Haskel says she has recently spoken to Sa'ar and reports of him abandoning the coalition are 'entirely fabricated.'

Sa'ar denies being in contact with Likud to form new govt.

Justice Minister says he has not been in contact with opposition to form right-wing government in the current Knesset.

Lapid to Sa'ar: Do you want to solve problems or dismantle gov?

Justice Minister furious after Judea and Samaria law fails to garner enough support to pass in the Knesset.

Report:

Justice Minister in talks to form Netanyahu-led government

New Hope chief and former Likud minister Gideon Sa'ar reportedly in negotiations with Netanyahu confidant with goal of forming new coalition

Sa'ar's ultimatum and Silman's choice

Justice Minister threatens to bring down govt. if Judea and Samaria law is not passed, placing coalition's fate in MK Idit Silman's hands.

Justice Minister threatens:

'Vote against Judea & Samaria Law, and this government is done'

New Hope chief warns coalition partners that if they vote against bill extending Israeli law in Judea and Samaria, the government will fall.

Justice Minister postpones vote on Istanbul Convention

Right-wing concerned regarding effects on immigration policy and gender identity politics.

Sa'ar: Nationality Law will not be changed or repealed

Justice Minister says he will promote legislation targeting those who employ, house or drive people in Israel illegally.

Bennett weighing removing terrorists' families to Gaza

Justice Min. Sa'ar proposes removal of terrorists from Judea and Samaria to Gaza, PM Bennett instructs NSC to examine possibility.

Shaked demands changes to Istanbul Convention

Minister Sa'ar seeks to have Israel ratify treaty addressing violence against women, but Shaked concerned by ramifications on immigration.

New Hope preparing for alternative government?

Coalition sources hint New Hope may bring down government, sources in the party deny the reports.

Report:

Gantz considering cooperation with Sa'ar

Blue and White chairman reportedly mulling joint run with New Hope in case of new elections.

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INN reporter kicked out of Sa'ar presser for filming protest

After Sa'ar vowed to build new settlements, a protester asked how he hoped to get anything done in a coalition with the Islamic Movement.

Sa'ar in message to Gantz:

'There will be no construction freeze'

Justice Minister on construction freeze in Judea and Samaria: There will be no such thing in this government.

Govt. withdraws bill to set term limits for PM

Justice Minister Sa'ar asks Ministerial Committee for Legislation to withdraw bill until May after the Knesset returns from recess.

Pres. Herzog: Erase criminal records of cannabis users

President, Justice Minister Sa'ar seek to erase criminal record of all convicted of cannabis use or possession for personal consumption.

Coalition delays vote on anti-Netanyahu bill

Opposition declares no confidence, coalition delays final vote on bill to limit number of years an MK can serve as prime minister.

Justice Minister advancing 'Druze sector law'

Justice Min. Sa'ar advancing law to grant recognition to Druze community.

MK Rothman to Sa'ar:

'Get a hold of yourself, we're headed towards tragedy'

MK Simcha Rothman calls on Justice Minister to back the appointment of conservative judges to the Supreme Court.

Sa'ar on spyware saga:

'An in-depth investigation is required'

Justice Minister responds to NSO affair, supports establishment of a state commission of inquiry.

Shas MK:

'Gideon Sa'ar is compulsive, all he thinks about is Bibi'

MK Yinon Azoulay blasts New Hope party's attempts to advance laws against Netanyahu.

Sa'ar approves boycott regulations

Justice Minister approves regulations that will prevent organizations that boycott Israel from receiving tax benefits.

Sa'ar: Smotrich's words un-Jewish and inhumane

New Hope chairman criticizes MK Smotrich for attacking former Supreme Court president on the day of her death.

Liberman, Sa'ar submit plan on aid for families of Meron victims

Finance, Justice Ministers propose providing NIS 500,000 to each family of the 45 victims of the Meron disaster.

Justice Minister: Meeting with Abbas was unnecessary

'Meeting between DM Gantz and PA chief not very important,' Justice Min. Sa'ar says.

Justice Minister supports Homesh yeshiva staying put

Minister Sa'ar says removing Homesh yeshiva would constitute a reward to terrorism following murder of Yehuda Dimentman.