Dror Eydar

Dror Eydar was appointed Israeli Ambassador to Italy on September 2, 2019, a position which he served until September 2022.

Political views
In a live TV interview during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, Eydar stated: "For us, there is a purpose: to destroy Gaza, to destroy the absolute evil". Later, he clarified: "I meant Gaza as the home of Hamas, as a concept, and of course not the destruction of its population. Any reasonable person would understand the difference." He then described Palestinians as "animals" and stated that anyone "who harms a Jew must die".

Biography
Dror Eydar earned a Ph.D. in Hebrew and Jewish literature from Bar Ilan University. He was a Israel Hayom columnist and op-ed editor.

Published works

 * Alterman–Baudelaire; Paris – Tel Aviv: Urbanism and Myth in the Poetry of Nathan Alterman and Charles Baudelaire (2003)
 * The Last of the Lord's Poets - Myth, Ethos, and Mysticism in the Literary Works of Yosef Zvi Rimon, (2009).