Gilad Erdan, in his first interview on N12's 'Meet the Press' since announcing his new party, said he was offered a reserved spot on the Likud list but refused, stating that the October 7 massacre compelled him to reassess and set aside his personal political interests.
Gilad Erdan, the former Israeli ambassador to the UN and the US, said in his first interview on N12's 'Meet the Press' program after announcing the formation of a new political party that he had rejected a reserved spot on the Likud list. 'I was offered a reserved spot in Likud, I rejected it; the massacre obligated me to think, I took my political interest — and threw it aside,' Erdan stated.
This follows a bulletin published by The Zioneer at 19:43 Jerusalem reporting that Erdan had rejected the Likud spot, based on initial excerpts. The current interview adds his explicit reasoning tying the decision to the October 7 attack.
Erdan's new party, formed jointly with Yuli Edelstein, who left Likud last month citing the party's direction on military service, aims to position itself as a 'third bloc' in Israeli politics. In previous background reports, Erdan signaled he would not incorporate figures from the previous 'change government' into his party, and analysts assessed that the immediate declaration was intended to force other right-wing figures to respond.
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- DevelopingKorin Gedeon says Gilad Erdan offered her to enter politics
- DevelopingBardugo: Erdan prefers coalition with Arab parties over Netanyahu government
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