Ron Dermer

Israel offers Syria channel to send aid to Gaza in closed-door meetings

At one point, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa even raised the issue of the Abraham Accords, giving a sense of rapprochement to all sides involved.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, with a map of the Middle East (Illustrative).
Police and rescue personnel at the scene of a terror attack at Ramot junction, near the entrance to Jerusalem, September 8, 2025.

Six killed in Jerusalem terror attack, UK gov't: No genocide in Gaza

Israel Police and Border Police officers forcibly remove a demonstrator who blocked the Jerusalem light rail tracks in a protest calling for the immediate release of hostages held in Gaza terror captivity, September 3, 2025.

Protesters block Jerusalem light rail, scuffle with police, calling for immediate hostage release

 (From L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, and PM Military Secretary Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman during a meeting with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (not pictured) at the Pentagon in Washington, July 9, 2025.

'Netanyahu and Dermer against the world': Security council left in the dark on Gaza plans - report


Israel demands Lebanon buffer zone, agrees to tone down Hezbollah strikes - report

Israel reportedly insisted that several villages on the border remain without residents and act as a buffer zone, which countered Tom Barrack's proposals.

 IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon. January 23, 2025.

Dermer meets Qatari officials in France, in first since Hamas's hostage deal response

The meeting was thought to be the first meeting between a senior Israeli official and Qatari officials since Hamas's response to the hostage deal proposal.

Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer seen in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, January 22, 2025

Meeting between Dermer, Syrian FM on Druze humanitarian corridor postponed - report

Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani are now likely to meet next week, sources told N12.

Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer; illustrative.

Hostage families demand meeting with Dermer, accuse gov't of sacrificing hostages for war goals

The families believe that expanding the war is equivalent to "sacrificing the hostages" and will likely lead to the "murder of living hostages and the disappearance of the fallen.”

Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza protest outside of the security cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, August 7, 2025.

Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer plans political retirement, senior officials say - report

Government officials reported that while Ron Dermer has not set a departure date, he might stay on for a few short-term diplomatic efforts before officially resigning.

 Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 22, 2025.

Israeli, Syrian officials to meet in Azerbaijan to discuss situation in southern Syria - report

Israel's Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani are scheduled to attend the meeting, which will focus on the security situation in southern Syria.

Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani speaks during a press conference in Damascus, May 20, 2025; illustrative.

Syria, US and France hold 'frank' talks, urge success of Syria's transition

Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer met in Paris with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, also known as Asaad al-Shaibani, in the presence of US Ambassador Tom Barrack.

L to R: US Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, and Syria Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani.

Israel's Dermer to meet Syrian FM, US envoy Barrack in Paris to discuss southern Syria

Dermer will also discuss the upcoming Iranian nuclear negotiations with European officials, ahead of the talks between European nations and Iran that will take place in Istanbul.

Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer; illustrative.

The art of dealing with Trump - opinion

Dealing with Trump requires patience, because his heart and head are in the right place.

A man rides past a pro-Trump sign in Tel Aviv

Israeli official to discuss Iran, Gaza in Monday visit to White House

Dermer, Israel's strategic affairs minister, will also discuss the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington later this summer, it said.

 Head of the negotiations for hostages release Minister Ron Dermer speaks at the Jewish News Syndicate conference in Jerusalem, on April 28, 2025.

Ron Dermer is 'God’s messenger,' Shas chairman Arye Deri claims after joint Iran strikes

Speaking to Channel 14’s Yinon Magal, Deri noted that if the government had been dissolved the night before Israel struck Iran, President Trump might not have agreed to join.

Shas faction leader MK Arye Deri seen outside the party offices in Jerusalem, June 4, 2025