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Gideon Sa'ar

Gideon Sa'ar is an Israeli politician and is currently the country's foreign minister.

He was born in Tel Aviv, where he also primarily grew up. He holds degrees in law and political science from Tel Aviv University.

He is married to Israeli news anchor Geual Even with whom he has two children. He has two other children from his first wife, Shelly. 

Sa'ar clerked as an aide to the attorney-general and then for the state attorney before swerving into politics in 1999, eventually winning a seat in the Knesset on the Likud's list. 

After taking a hiatus from politics, Sa'ar returned in 2017 and in December 2020 announced the formation of his own political party, New Hope. This led to a merger with Benny Gantz to form the National Unity Party, which he then broke off from in order to join the government.

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 Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar and the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan

'Tolerance, coexistence': Sa'ar meets with UAE counterpart in Abu Dhabi

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets the audience at the General Assembly, wearing a scarf with the flags of Palestine and Turkey, as he leaves after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's speech at the Turkish parliament in Ankara, Turkey, August 15, 2024.

Erdogan demands Allah to 'damn Zionist Israel' in Eid al-Fitr remarks, Israel condemns

 Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli seen at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on March 27, 2025

Chikli: Anti-Israel forces lied about European politicians attending conference

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ministers in the Knesset plenum during the vote on the bill to amend the makeup of Israel's Judicial selection committee. March 27, 2025.

Knesset approves dramatic judicial selection committee bill

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (L) and Justice Minister Yariv Levin (R) at the Supreme Court (illustrative)

Sa'ar's judicial compromise missing critical piece of agreement

 Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (R) speaks at a meeting hosted by AIPAC's Board of Directors, March 18, 2025.

Gaza airstrikes are not one-off, US approved in advance, Gideon Sa'ar tells AIPAC

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 17, 2025

Sa’ar, haredi parties initially silent on firing of Bar

 Newly appointed Israeli minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Saar attends a replacing ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on November 10, 2024.

Likud, New Hope-United Right to merge as one party

 Newly appointed Israeli minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Saar attends a replacing ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on November 10, 2024.

Hamas aims to adopt ‘Hezbollah model’ in Gaza Strip, FM Sa’ar tells ABC

 Israeli attorney-general Gali Baharav Miara attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee leads a committee meeting in the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on November 18, 2024.

Who is A-G Baharav-Miara, and why does gov’t want to fire her?

 Commander-in-chief of the SDF, General Mazloum Abdi, in his military uniform.

Kurdish SDF chief says he's open to support from Israel in Syria

 Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar.

Sa'ar, Smotrich praise justice minister's decision to remove A-G from position

 Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan.

Israel assumes presidency of IHRA, marking 80 years since end of Holocaust

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (L) and Justice Minister Yariv Levin (R) at the Supreme Court (illustrative)

Levin-Sa’ar compromise politicizes judicial selection process, A-G says

 Co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) Alice Weidel gives a media statement in Berlin, Germany, February 25, 2025.

European Jewish leader to 'Post': Jews, Israel can never cooperate with AfD, FPO

 Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the EU-Israel Association Council in Brussels, Belgium. February 24, 2025.

Sa'ar: Some EU parties need to improve anti-Israeli, antisemitic rhetoric to get our engagement

 Iranians burn the U.S. flag during the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 10, 2025.

'Military option' on table to halt Tehran's nuclear threat, Sa'ar warns

 Newly appointed Israeli minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Saar attends a replacing ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on November 10, 2024.

Sa'ar: Hamas, PIJ creating a new front against Israel in Syria