Gilad Erdan says he’s turned down UN envoy job to help Likud win the election

Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan says he has declined the offer by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be appointed Israel’s next ambassador to the United Nations.

“After considering the offer,” he writes in a post on Twitter, “I’ve decided it is my duty to continue to serve as minister for public security and strategic affairs, and to remain in Israel at this vital time in order to do everything in my power to ensure the [election] victory of Likud, led by Netanyahu.”

Israel’s current envoy, Danny Danon, is also a former Likud cabinet minister.

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