Gideon Moshe Sa'ar (Hebrew: גדעון משה סער; born 9 December 1966)[1] is an Israeli politician currently serving as Israel's Foreign Minister and member of the Knesset for the party New Hope.

In 2022, Sa'ar formed an electoral pact with Benny Gantz's Blue and White faction named National Unity.

In March 2024, Sa'ar withdrew New Hope from National Unity and from the coalition, and resigned as minister, before returning to the government in September 2024.

[1] His mother Bruriah was born in Israel to a seventh-generation Bukharian Jewish family, whose ancestors arrived during the Ottoman Empire.

[8] Sa'ar was appointed cabinet Secretary in 1999 and again from 2001–2 after Likud's Ariel Sharon won a special election for Prime Minister.

[24] In October 2019, amid coalition talks, Prime Minister Netanyahu indicated he was considering holding a snap election for party leadership.

[32] At a conference the week before, Sa'ar had spoken against the "two state illusion" and criticized Netanyahu for offering territorial concessions to the Palestinians despite them being uninterested in peace talks, saying, "Around the world, the words 'two-state solution' remain a kind of certificate of acceptance.

[36] The party contested the 2021 Israeli legislative election, with the intent of forming a governing coalition, and removing Netanyahu from office.

[39] On 10 July 2022 Sa'ar announced that New Hope would form an electoral alliance with Benny Gantz's Blue and White, to be named National Unity.

[40] National Unity contested the 2022 Israeli legislative election, where it placed fourth with 12 seats and did not join the thirty-seventh government.

[46] On 13 February 2025, Sa'ar spoke with New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters by phone about the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the need for its full implementation including the release of all hostages and the resumption of humanitarian aid to the Palestinians.

Sa'ar also thanked New Zealand for designating Hamas and the Houthis as terrorist organisations, and extended an invitiation for Peters to visit Israel.

[48] In 2009 he was awarded the OMC badge, for "being a politician who has not been blemished to this day" and for his action to strengthen the rule of law and his firm stand against political appointments.

[50] On 17 April 2012 Sa'ar received the Orden del Mérito Civil, a first class honor awarded by the King of Spain, Juan Carlos I, for his contribution to Israel–Spain relations.

[59] As a teenager, Saar joined the ultra-nationalist Tehiya movement protesting the 1982 evacuation of Israeli settlements in the Sinai Peninsula as per the Egypt–Israel peace treaty.

[61][62] As he started working as foreign minister, Sa'ar stated "Israel should look to Kurds, Druze and other minorities in neighbouring countries, in addition to Saudi Arabia, for support".