Haim Ramon

Smotrich deserves 'at least 15 seats' for West Bank actions, former justice minister claims

Ramon made the comments on the Gatekeeper podcast with journalist Nissim Sofer during a discussion about the political system and the electoral landscape.

|ByANNA BARSKY
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, July 1, 2026.
Haim Ramon attends a conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, on April 3, 2025.

Netanyahu must 'say yes' to Trump Gaza plan, former justice minister says

"It's not that the plan is a lifesaver, but the alternative to it is worse," former justice minister Haim Ramon said in an interview on 103FM.

|ByMAARIV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 27, 2024.

Did Israel want to form a military government in Gaza? This former MK says so

The plan was reportedly aborted after Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, with full backing from IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, vetoed it.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IN HAIM Ramon’s new Hebrew autobiography, ‘Against the Wind,’ each of the 20 chapters represents a fight he led on closely held issues

Haim Ramon: Former minister's autobiography blows through history

New autobiography tells how the former minister repeatedly pushed, sometimes changed history, and sometimes just turned people off.

|ByGIL HOFFMAN