“On October 7th, we realized that Hamas was deliberately targeting our paramedics — the people who rush to save lives. These are savages. I don't want to call them animals because it would insult the animals.”
A raw, unfiltered moral condemnation from a senior diplomat that will provoke strong reactions and forces audiences to confront the ethics of targeting first responders in conflict.
Gilad Erdan
“Behind closed doors, many of these ambassadors that used to vote against us, they come to me and say, 'Gilad, we know you're right, you should finish the job with Hamas, we know that they are terrorists' — but sadly, they cannot say it publicly.”
A former UN ambassador claiming world leaders privately support Israel but publicly oppose it exposes a stunning gap between diplomatic performance and private conviction.
Gilad Erdan
“The same ideology that attacked New York and Washington on 9/11 is the same twisted ideology that has been attacking Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and other parts of Israel.”
This framing directly links two of the most emotionally charged geopolitical events in modern history, inviting strong agreement or pushback depending on one's view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and global terrorism.
Gilad Erdan