Erdan tells Bennett he’ll resign as ambassador to US, still serve as UN envoy

Ambassador Gilad Erdan, Israel’s envoy to the US and UN, tells Prime Minister Naftali Bennett that he will step down from the former post.

A statement from Erdan, a member of former premier Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, says he will resign once a new ambassador to the US is appointed or by November at the latest. He will continue to serve as ambassador to the UN.

“I am proud of the right to represent the State of Israel before its most important ally. Since my appointment I have worked to build and establish the relations with the Biden administration, strengthen the alliance between us and preserve bipartisan support for Israel,” Erdan says in a statement.

He adds: “In my eyes it is right that the person who will represent the government to the American administration will be appointed by the serving government.”