After announcing his resignation from the Israel Aerospace Industries board, former minister Gilad Erdan is holding talks with fellow former ministers Yuli Edelstein and Ayelet Shaked regarding a possible joint political run, according to a report by Dafna Liel (N12). No decisions have been made at this stage.
The political maneuvering on the right flank of Israeli politics continues. Following Gilad Erdan's announcement Wednesday that he would resign from his seat on the Israel Aerospace Industries board — a move that fueled speculation about a return to politics — N12 journalist Dafna Liel reports that Erdan is now holding talks with former Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein and former Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked regarding a potential joint political run. The talks are described as exploratory, with no decisions reached yet.
Erdan, a former minister of public security and strategic affairs, has not held elected office since leaving the Knesset in 2021 to serve as Israel's ambassador to the United Nations. Edelstein was defeated in the Likud primary earlier this year, while Shaked has been out of politics since the 2022 elections. The three have overlapping national-religious and center-right constituencies, and a joint list could aim to capture voters dissatisfied with the current coalition makeup.
This development follows separate reports earlier this week that former IDF General Ofer Winter and Ayelet Shaked were separately exploring the formation of a new right-wing party — making the new tripartite talks a potential shift toward a broader electoral vehicle.
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